Rep. Diane BlackDiane Lynn BlackBottom line Overnight Health Care: Anti-abortion Democrats take heat from party | More states sue Purdue over opioid epidemic | 1 in 4 in poll say high costs led them to skip medical care Lamar Alexander’s exit marks end of an era in evolving Tennessee MORE (R-Tenn.) in a new interview chided Sen. Bob CorkerRobert (Bob) Phillips CorkerGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Trump asserts his power over Republicans Romney is only GOP senator not on new White House coronavirus task force MORE (R-Tenn.) for his warm words about a Democrat running for his Tennessee Senate seat, saying the retiring senator needs to “sit back and be quiet.”

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Black, who is running for Tennessee governor, also said Corker’s positive remarks about former Gov. Phil Bredesen were “inappropriate,” and suggested that “gender or personality” could factor in to unenthusiastic support for Rep. Marsha BlackburnMarsha BlackburnGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police GOP senators dodge on treatment of White House protesters Five things to know about Trump’s legal power under the Insurrection Act MORE’s (R-Tenn.) Senate campaign.

“I have no idea whether it’s gender or personality or whatever issue, but I think that it is inappropriate for him to be doing what he’s doing,” Black told Politico. “If nothing else, I think he should just sit back and be quiet.”

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Corker has endorsed Blackburn to succeed him, but has often done so unenthusiastically. He responded to Black’s comments, telling Politico that he’d be fine with no longer talking about the race to succeed him.

“I’d be more than glad to stop talking about it,” he said. “So I guess I will.”

At an event with reporters last month, Corker spoke fondly of Bredesen, a Democrat who is also running for the Senate seat, saying that he has “real appeal” to some Republicans. Corker added that he would not campaign against Bredesen.

“He was a very good mayor, a very good governor, a very good business person,” Corker said. “Look, I’m not going to campaign against someone who I’ve been friends with and worked with.”