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From senator bob corker. i'm sure you have seen it over a week ago about the president saying that the president had not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. and he said he's not sure that the president understands the character of this nation. do you have any response to that? from a republican senator? >> i think that's a ridiculous and outrageous claim and doesn't dignify a response from this podium. >> let's bring all after our reporters, peter alexander, philip rucker from "the washington post." rober...

>> i think that's a ridiculous and outrageous claim and doesn't dignify a response from this podium. >> meanwhile, senator jeff flake, an open critic of the president as well, says it's possible president trump may face a primary challenge in 2020. >> do you think the president is going to get a primary opponent in 2020 the way things are headed right now and then we'll let you go? >> i don't know. i don't know. i think that certainly depends on him. i think he could govern in a way that he wouldn't, but i think that the way -- the direction he is headed right now just kind of drilling down on...

About it, it is a political strategy i'm not so sure is thought but a very thought out strategy. there's nothing crazy about it. it's a political strategy. >> reporter: the white house did address the criticism of the president's handling of charlottesville. asked about gop senator bob corker's stinging assessment of the president. >> the president has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the confidence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. >> reporter: press secretary sarah huckabee sanders lashed out. >> i think that's a ridiculous and outrageous claim...