Marsha Blackburn won her Tennessee senator’s seat over Phil Bredesen during the 2018 midterms. Pop star Taylor Swift had backed Bredesen and said that she was appalled and terrified of Blackburn’s voting record when she served as a congresswoman.
Blackburn’s current term in the senate had been relatively quiet until Friday afternoon. After the senator tweeted out multiple tweets questioning the allegiance of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, she was ripped on Twitter and achieved the dreaded ratio.
Yesterday the senator tweeted, “Vindictive Vindman broke his chain of command to outsource a policy dispute and oust Donald Trump. All in a bid to advance his deep state agenda.”
Vindictive Vindman broke his chain of command to outsource a policy dispute and oust @realDonaldTrump.
All in a bid to advance his deep state agenda.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) November 21, 2019
After that tweet didn’t garner much attention, she was at it again. Today she wrote, “Vindictive Vindman is the “whistleblower’s” handler.”
Vindictive Vindman is the “whistleblower’s” handler.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) November 22, 2019
This message quickly went viral. It is currently has 32k comments with only 17,500 likes. The blowback to the tweet was severe.
Former White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart wrote, “What war did you serve in Marsha. Col Vindman put his life on the line to protect your ass and the freedom of Americans to do very dumb things—like electing you.”
What war did you serve in Marsha. Col Vindman put his life on the line to protect your ass and the freedom of Americans to do very dumb things—like electing you https://t.co/gqLLpvHoWE
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) November 22, 2019
Music star and Tennessee resident Jason Isbell also weighed in. He opined, “Senator Blackburn, you’re an even bigger disappointment than I expected you to be.”
Senator Blackburn, you’re an even bigger disappointment than I expected you to be. https://t.co/bBvT8PFoew
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) November 22, 2019
But the most cutting blow came from soap opera star Nancy Lee Grahn. Grahn commented, “Congrats Marsha, you’ve just inspired a country full of decent folks who never noticed you before to commit to yanking that Senate seat out from under you. Btw, that’s Lt. Col. Vindman, & he’s walking around with shrapnel in his body from protecting ur sorry ass from terrorists.”
Congrats Marsha, you’ve just inspired a country full of decent folks who never noticed you before to commit to yanking that Senate seat out from under you. Btw, that’s Lt. Col. Vindman, & he’s walking around with shrapnel in his body from protecting ur sorry ass from terrorists.
— Nancy Lee Grahn (@NancyLeeGrahn) November 22, 2019