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Us as united states if we vote on the corker amendment. well, we'll do what we can do, but my gosh, if the president gets upset with us, we might not be in the majority. >> how scared are republicans of poking the bear? >> i i think it's a real thing, it's a real fear, and it's the reason you don't see more republicans stepping up to come behind bob corker. everyone understands and the republican and democratic party that could be damaging for them, because their constuents could be badly affected by that, people in foreign states and other areas. but what we saw last night was the cautionary ...

Corker amendment, so we're going to do everything we can to block it. well, we'll do what we can do, but my gosh, if the president gets upset with us and then we might not be in the majority so let's not do anything that might upset the president. >> all right. let's discuss all of this with cnn political commentator scott jennings and anna navarro. scott, are republicans afraid of president trump? >> i think republicans want unity with president trump because politics is a team sport and unity has produced results and good results in washington means good politics for the midterms. what senat...

Policies of those voters. >> it addresses the bigger issue of people saying, why aren't we hearing from more republicans who behind closed doors condemn the presiden rhetoric. >> here's one we are hearing from veryy and that is senator corker taking to the senate floor g after republicans f not being supportive and vocal enough about this bill that he was trying to get attached as an amendment that would tie the president's hands on being able to just impose these tariffs on our allies. listen to corker. >> we might poke the bear is the language i've been hearing in the hallways. we might poke...

On this and i'm, frankly, very pleased that he's being nominated for this job. >> please share when you do speak with him. >> i want to ask you about tariffs. your concern about the escalating trade tensions w canada and other allies. senator bob corker, fellow republican, of course, he wants to do something about it. he's trying to limit the president's ability to use this national security rationale to impose tariffs and go around congress. he's not getting a vote on it, and he's not happy about it. listen to this. >> we might poke the bear! the president might get upset with us as united st...

Cult-like situation as it relates to -- to a president that happens to be of purportedly of the same >> do you feel like this is a cult-like situation with your party right now? >> well, again, i don't want to -- please, we have so many people on our side of the aisle that are independent and that do express themselves and that do follow what they believe, so it t would be unfair to try to say this about every member -- that is not appropriate. his leadership in general, not wishing to poke the bear, absolutely. because it is all about the next elec, right. >> reporter: now this issue over the...