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Source: The Hill
GOP Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) warned on Wednesday that members of his party are becoming "cult-like" in their support of President Trump, pointing to leadership's unwillingness to challenge the White House on tariffs.
"We are in a strange place. I mean, its almost, its becoming a cultish thing, isnt it? And its not a good place for any party to end up with a cult-like situation as it relates to a president that happens to be of purportedly, of the same party," Corker told reporters.
Pressed on whether he feels Republicans are currently in a "cult-like situation," Corker acknowledged that there are some GOP lawmakers who stand up to Trump and it would be "unfair to try to say" that "about every member."
"[But] is leadership in general not wishing to poke the bear? Absolutely, because it's all about the next election, right?" said Corker, who is retiring after 2018.
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