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A GOP senator ripped into President Barack Obama at a meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling him he had audacity coming in and using Republican lawmakers as "props."
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the Democrats partner on Wall Street reform, criticized Obama during a meeting the president requested with the Senate Republican conference to court their support for the remaining initiatives on his agenda.
After the meeting, GOP senators said they appreciated the outreach.
But behind closed doors, the president faced a hostile crowd of angry Republicans, led by Corker.
Senator criticizes Obama's 'audacity' in using GOP as 'props' - TheHill.com
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the Democrats partner on Wall Street reform, criticized Obama during a meeting the president requested with the Senate Republican conference to court their support for the remaining initiatives on his agenda.
After the meeting, GOP senators said they appreciated the outreach.
But behind closed doors, the president faced a hostile crowd of angry Republicans, led by Corker.
I said, I got to tell you something, theres a degree of audacity in you being here today, Corker said, recalling his exchange with the president.
If you look at your three major initiatives they were almost all done on party-line votes, Corker told Obama. I feel were all props here today.
Senator criticizes Obama's 'audacity' in using GOP as 'props' - TheHill.com