Babbitt was a supporter of Donald Trump,[8] and a follower of conspiracy theorist L. Lin Wood. Prior to her arrival at the Capitol, Babbitt retweeted calls by Wood for the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Roberts to resign and accused Vice President Mike Pence of treason, under the Twitter handle @CommonAshSense.[9][10] On January 5th, 2021, the day before the assault on the Capitol, Babbitt retweeted: