So Bob Corker just went on an absolute tear about Trump’s conduct in Helsinki.
On whether Congress can do anything at this point, @SenBobCorker told me bluntly: “The president can do more damage in 15 minutes to that relationship than all of us working together for months can overcome. That’s the problem here.”
Corker on whether Trump can get on a course-correction: “Look, the president corrects things when he sees that his base becomes upset with him. So I’m sorry, no amount of talking to him affects him like just seeing politically how his base responds to what he says.”
Corker says Putin successfully charmed Trump: “[Trump], time and time again, makes decisions not based on what’s good for the country but how someone treats him. And that was very evident today.”
Wow >> Corker, who visited Baltic nations earlier this month, says “they’re concerned about Putin, but they’re becoming even more concerned about us and *who we are* and how reliable we are.”
