Tennessee senator Marsha Blackburn is complaining that “the left” is trying to “shut down tough questions” after facing criticism for her plans to ask Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson questions drawn largely from Republican culture war grievances.
Ms Blackburn used her opening statement on Monday to question whether Ms Jackson, who currently sits on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and is the first Black, female nominee to the high court, has a “personal hidden agenda” to incorporate Critical Race Theory into the legal system.
