Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) told Breitbart News exclusively on Tuesday evening that she is supporting Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) for Senate GOP leader in the upcoming vote on Wednesday morning in the Senate GOP conference.
Blackburn, who called Breitbart News right after a Senate GOP leadership candidate forum that Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) organized, said the forum helped her make her final decision after hearing from Scott and the other candidates Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX).
“I thought it was one of the most helpful and instructive meetings we’ve had,” Blackburn told Breitbart News of the forum. “Of course, people have waited until they could hear each of the three candidates talk about how they would handle the Trump agenda, talk about the election—of course we have been in this meeting since 6 o’clock.”
The forum lasted more than two hours, and Blackburn said there were more than a dozen questions from her fellow senators. Her questions focused on process and on the border–particularly on funding for a wall and for mass deportations.
“They each kind of gave an opening statement and then we went into Q&A,” Blackburn said. “I mentioned in my questions how