The Huffington Post last night reported that Tennessee Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen wished Marsha Blackburn would jump off a bridge. The violent remarks were made during Democratic Senate candidate Phil Bredesen’s prayer breakfast earlier this month.
Listen to Cohen’s comments HERE.
Cohen’s vile rhetoric comes just weeks after Tennessee Democratic Spokesman Mark Brown referred to Trump voters as “idiots” and racists.
In a state President Trump won by 26 points, Tennessee voters are quickly learning that nothing is off limits when it comes to Democrats attacking President Trump and his supporters.
In case you missed it…
Democratic Congressman In Tennessee Wants GOP Senate Candidate To Jump Off A Bridge
Kevin Robillard
The Huffington Post
August 9, 2018
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democratic-congressman-wants-gop-candidate-jump-off-a-bridge_us_5b6ca0dfe4b0bdd06207ace7?27
Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, told a group of pastors last month he hoped President Donald Trump would tell Rep. Marsha Blackburn, the GOP’s Senate candidate in the Volunteer State, to jump off a local bridge.
Cohen was appearing at a community prayer breakfast at the Broadway Baptist Church in Memphis hosted by former Gov. Phil Bredesen’s campaign for Senate.
“The big orange president …. He’s going to come down here and he is going to endorse Marsha Blackburn, because Marsha Blackburn, if he says, ‘Jump off the Harahan Bridge,’ she’ll jump off the Harahan Bridge,” he said in the audio obtained by HuffPost, referring to a bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Arkansas and Tennessee. “I wish he’d say that.”
Read more HERE.