Washington Week with The Atlantic

Tenn. lawmakers expelled in latest example of division

Season 2023 Episode 14 | 6m 03s

Tennessee’s House Republicans made extraordinary moves this week and expelled two of their Black Democratic colleagues for breaking decorum and floor rules. The vote came after Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Gloria Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson joined gun protests in the Capitol after the Nashville elementary school shooting.

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