Corker on migrant caravan: Republicans 'using fear to stimulate' midterm voter turnout
Natalie Allison, Nashville Tennessean Published 5:45 p.m. CT Oct. 31, 2018 | Updated 7:25 p.m. CT Oct. 31, 2018
Retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker delivered a soft rebuke to his party on Wednesday, describing as a scare tactic some Republicans' use of the migrant caravan in their final midterm election campaigning.
"Let's face it," said Corker to reporters in Nashville. "We all know what's happening. It's all about revving up the base, using fear to stimulate people to come out at the polls."
Corker, who plans to cast his midterm election ballot Thursday, stopped in Nashville to speak to the Tennessee World Affairs Council and receive the organization's inaugural leadership award.
When asked to comment on migrant caravan rhetoric being used by both President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for Corker's seat, Corker said he didn't approve.
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