“We’re in a strange place,” Corker told reporters Wednesday. “It’s becoming a cultish thing, isn’t it? It’s not a good place for any party to have a cult-like situation as it relates to a President that happens to be purportedly of the same party.”

Those comments came less than 24 hours after Corker drew headlines for his call to action from the Senate floor. “We might poke the bear!” said Corker sarcastically. “My gosh, if the President gets upset with us we might not be in the majority.”