Tag Archives: Marsha Blackburn

The Hill reports: Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for retaliatory strikes against Iran after Tehran launched drone and cruise missile attacks against Israel on Saturday. “Iran has begun launching drone strikes on Israel,” Blackburn said Saturday on social media platform X. “@POTUS — we must move quickly and launch aggressive retaliatory strikes on Iran.” Blackburn’s post gives a sense …

The Tennessean reports: Three dozen well-regarded Americana, country and pop vocalists — including Grammy winners Allison Russell, Brittany Howard, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris and Amanda Shires — have joined forces to record and release the new soul anthem “Tennessee Rise.” It is being released to support of the U.S. Senate campaign of state Sen. Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. …

“There are three that are running against me. They’re all leftist socialists. They would make Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer look like moderates. They have supported abortion up to the last minute before and after birth. They have never voted for tax cuts. They would like a wide open border and would let illegal immigrants in to vote. …

Knoxville’s ABC affiliate reports: Tennessee State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) has announced a run to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn in 2024. Johnson’s campaign launched Tuesday with a multicity tour around the Volunteer State. The state representative is traveling around Tennessee on Tuesday, making a stop in Knoxville at Savage Gardens. She will be joined by Representative Justin Jones …

“I think the one that deserves our attention at the top of the list is President Biden, who is to be the leader of the free world And when you see Joe Biden struggle with words, with days, with times, with places, then it drives home the point of how important it is to have someone who is capable in …

“To have this grant pool and to allow local school systems and local law enforcement to work together to bring in veterans and retired law enforcement to serve as a security officer at a school — they know how to use weapons. They know to deescalate situations. I’ve talked to a lot of them. They like this idea. They are …

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he will move a resolution this week to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Judiciary Committee to keep President Biden’s judicial nominees moving to the floor. Schumer said he hopes Republicans will support the resolution to fill Feinstein’s seat on the committee while the 89-year-old California senator recovers …

Media Matters reports: The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh held a rally in Tennessee against gender-affirming care, a follow-up to his targeted misinformation campaign against Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Footage from the rally, which included speeches from Walsh, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and other media figures and local politicians, shows that it attracted a cadre of extremists, including members of the violent …

“You just can’t make these things up. He said very definitively more than once that COVID is over and the pandemic is over. “And because of that now – the team behind him, what I call that cabal in the White House – they have to keep this pandemic going so that they can spend more taxpayer money the way …

“It wasn’t a focused raid, if you will. What we do the know is that the Tennesseans I’m talking to say if they can do this to President Trump, they can do it to me. “We have seen the FBI become politicized – a certain group – a certain cabal in the FBI. We have wonderful men and women who …

“They should haul all of these people down to the police headquarters. They should book them for violating a federal statute. What they’re trying to do is change the outcome of a Supreme Court decision, and they’re doing it by showing force and intimidation. Think about if someone came to your neighbor’s house and started protesting and blocking the street. …

The Huffington Post reports: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) objected to the timing of President Joe Biden’s announcement of a Supreme Court nominee on Friday, citing the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. “President Biden’s announcement just days after an unprovoked full scale invasion by Russia is extremely inappropriate,” Blackburn said in a statement. “Once again, Biden is putting the …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) ripped Democrats’ efforts to eliminate the filibuster on Sunday while arguing that the GOP “cannot depend on Manchin and Sinema to do our job,” and should do more to resolve issues affecting Americans, such as inflation and supply chain issues. She then went on to note that her grocery store seemed to have been …

From the right wing Daily Caller: Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Sunday that President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill is a “build back broke” agenda designed to “institutionalize socialism.” Blackburn argued Sunday that the Democratic initiative is designed to be “a takeover of the country in one vote. They want government control of your kids,” Blackburn claimed. “They want government …

“People do not want the federal government to come in and mandate masks or mandate vaccines or to mandate lockdowns. But here’s what we have to realize. The left likes lockdowns because it gives them control. “They would like to have a permanent pandemic. They would like to keep you in that state, so you’re dependent on them.  You look …

“When you talk about country music, and I know the left is all out now and trying to change country music and make it woke. When I’m talking to my friends who are musicians, I say, ‘If we have a socialistic government—if we have Marxism—you are going to be the first ones who will be cut off because the state …

CNN reports: It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn. As senators bolted from the chamber after the week’s final vote to catch their afternoon flights, the Tennessee Republican hopped in a waiting car along with an aide and made her way down Constitution Avenue. But …

The Hill reports: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday chided President Biden for criticism he issued the day before saying Republican governors rescinding public health measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus to were engaged in “Neanderthal thinking.” “We were called Neanderthals when I led the fight against imposition of a state income tax,” Blackburn said during an …

The Tennessean reports: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a stalwart supporter of President Donald Trump, on Friday referred to Joe Biden as the country’s “president-elect,” a comment her staff later said was a mistake. Blackburn made the comments Friday evening live on ABC News, where she was being interviewed by Juju Chang. The remark placed her among just a handful of …

The Tennessean reports: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn was among the featured speakers during Wednesday’s Republican National Convention’s primetime slot, praising law enforcement and the military while lambasting Democrats for purportedly attempting to “cancel” them. She made a reference both to Trump, who Blackburn said “has stood up for our heroes every day,” and to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who “tried …