Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) reportedly told The Washington Post on Wednesday that he had taken himself out of the running to be Donald Trump’s vice president.
“There are people far more suited for being a candidate for vice president and I think I’m far more suited for other types of things,” Corker reportedly told the Post’s Robert Costa.
Corker reportedly told Trump of his decision at their meeting on Tuesday. Corker described the job of vice president as being “highly political” and said he was not a good pick for the job or for the Trump campaign.
Corker’s name had been circulated as a potential pick to be Trump’s running mate, along with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Trump will reportedly select a vice president next week.
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Corky realized that once his name is hitched to Hair Furor it is permanent.
Corker is simply not willing to ruin his political career for an asshole loser like Donald “the draft dodging coward” trump
As the Bard once wrote: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
And some see a train wreck as a train wreck and have the sense to back away quickly and hope for greatness another day.
Please let it be Ernst. Please.
Whatever his pick is, I expect there will be a sharp tick on his election odds, probably downward. I can’t wait.
I think Dick Cheney is still available and I’m sure he’d accept.
The only thing he cares about is raw power and with Trump, he’d have a guy that knows even less than W.