U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) in delivering remarks outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday as the court heard oral arguments on whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from Colorado’s primary ballot under the 14th Amendment.
In December 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Trump from the state’s ballots in 2024 as the court ruled that the former president engaged in an “insurrection” for allegedly inciting the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Trump’s campaign appealed the decision, leading to Thursday’s arguments in front of the Supreme Court.
I went to the Supreme Court this morning to show my support for President Trump.
The Left’s nearly decade-long witch hunt to take down Trump must end.
Let the American people decide our next president. pic.twitter.com/DLtF93Fhiw
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) February 8, 2024
In an X post, Blackburn published two photos of her and Tuberville outside the Supreme Court, saying, “I went to the Supreme Court this morning to show my support for President Trump. The Left’s nearly decade-long witch hunt to take down Trump must end. Let the American people decide our next president.”
“This morning, I was proud to take a stand for President Trump and for Democracy outside the Supreme Court,” Tuberville added in his own post on X. “The Left’s witch-hunt has gone on long enough. Stop this attack on OUR Democracy, and let the PEOPLE decide in November.”
Blackburn also commented on the ballot case during a Fox News interview Thursday morning, saying, “The American people need to choose their president, not the state courts in this country.”
Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance also appeared in front of the Supreme Court to show support for Trump, as the senator wrote on X, “The Supreme Court must send a message: in America, the people decide who the president is, not lefty judges.”
Trump issued remarks in response to Thursday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court, saying he was pleased with the argument his attorney, Jonathan Mitchell, made under questions by the nine justices.
“I thought the presentation today was a very good one, I think it was well received – I hope it was well received,” Trump said.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
