Senate Candidate Under Fire for Controversial Comments About Supreme Court Justices

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow has sparked controversy after a recently surfaced video showed her making contentious remarks about Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.

In the clip from a Huron Valley Indivisible event on November 12, McMorrow responded to an attendee’s question about “dealing with the Supreme Court” by expressing strong personal animosity toward Barrett, a fellow Notre Dame graduate. McMorrow stated that Barrett’s association with her alma mater “makes me furious” before recounting a conversation about both justices being spotted at a tailgate event.

“I would not have been able to control myself. That would be bad. There would be beers thrown in peoples’ faces,” McMorrow said, suggesting she would have confronted the justices aggressively if she had encountered them.

The remarks have ignited significant backlash from conservatives across social media platforms. The National Republican Senatorial Committee commented that “She needs help,” while Club for Growth President David McIntosh criticized, “It’s impossible for a Democratic candidate to not be a crazed and violent radical.”

Other prominent conservative voices joined in the criticism. Charles Cooke, senior editor at National Review, suggested McMorrow shouldn’t be in the Senate, while Wall Street Journal columnist Kyle Smith questioned political figures who “openly brag about being overcome by emotions such as disgust as though this were an asset.”

Molly Hemmingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, drew parallels to previous controversial statements by Democratic leaders, writing about a “pattern of Democrat politicians up to and including Chuck Schumer openly encouraging violence against Supreme Court justices.”

Despite multiple attempts by Fox News Digital to reach McMorrow’s campaign for comment, no response was provided.

This incident comes at a time of heightened concern about political rhetoric and public confrontations with government officials. Many commentators compared McMorrow’s remarks to a controversial 2020 statement by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who told Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, “You will pay the price,” during an abortion rights rally – comments Schumer later walked back.

The controversy marks the latest in a series of incidents that have placed McMorrow under scrutiny. In October, she headlined the “John D. Dingell Unity Dinner,” which featured a sign with coded language that some interpreted as threatening toward President Donald Trump while equating his supporters with Nazis. The sign displayed “MAGA=NAZI” and “86 47,” with “86” often used in slang to mean removal and “47” commonly interpreted as referencing the potential 47th president.

At that time, a McMorrow campaign spokesman acknowledged the sign was inappropriate, stating, “This sign was wrong. Especially now, we each have a responsibility to choose our words and signs carefully, and avoid anything that may be interpreted as a call to violence.”

McMorrow has also previously faced criticism for fundraising with controversial left-wing figures, including a blogger who reportedly mocked an attempted assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

The release of the month-old video coincided with reports of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent being verbally harassed by activists from the left-wing group Code Pink while dining at a Washington, D.C. restaurant Wednesday night, further highlighting the contentious atmosphere surrounding public confrontations with government officials.

As McMorrow continues her campaign in Michigan’s competitive Democratic Senate primary, these controversial statements may significantly impact her candidacy and the broader discourse around political rhetoric and civility.