Sen. Bob Corker withdraws himself as potential Trump VP

“We had a very open conversation about that and, actually, we have been very candid about it from the very beginning of our meetings”. “I’m just better suited for other kinds of things”.

His problem is with economic conservatives and small business types, Wright said, those who are connected with Paul Ryan, who despite his backing of Trump can’t stop back-pedaling from Trump’s stances on a weekly basis.

Some see Corker, who has earned high marks as Foreign Relations chairman, as a potential secretary in state.

“It speaks volumes about him and the path he has forged that he might be considered for those positions”, said Tennessee Republican Party Executive Director Brent Leatherwood.

Sen. Corker is known as a foreign policy wonk, and is less a political guy.

The meetings will take place at the political headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, within blocks of the Capitol.

NBC news had confirmed Tuesday that Corker was being formally vetted for the position.

“Pretty cool”, Corker said.

Another vulnerable senator, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, also backed off plans to support the eventual GOP nominee once it became clear that person was Trump, and has since hedged on whether he might ultimately be able to back him. “Very respectful of other people, very polite, very courteous, very considerate”. “It’s a really lean campaign, I mean very lean, so that’s their focus right now”. Marco Rubio of Florida said he was scheduled to preside over the Senate, but that others would benefit more anyway. And Trump’s recent praise of Arkansas Sen. “I spent a good deal of time with Ivanka and Jared”, Trump’s elder daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner. Of course that is, I understand, not possible.

Corker said the Trump rally was enlightening as well.

Pence only has ten days to make the decision to continue in the race for governor, or join Donald Trump as the vice presidential candidate. Corker could have been the speech that he attended with Trump, in which the presumptive nominee defended deceased Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, saying he was “so good” at killing terrorists, according to Fox News.

“They’ve got this incredible opportunity”.

More traditional picks – US Senators Rob Portman of OH and Marco Rubio of Florida – long ago said they have no interest. Several foreign policy heavyweights from the Bush era have already pledged their vote to Hillary Clinton. “I love them. They are great people”. Somebody respected by everybody. Sen.

“The two things in front of them are getting a vice president and, secondly, making sure the convention goes off”, he told reporters on Wednesday.