Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton calls out State Rep. Gloria Johnson for accusing Republicans of racism after a vote to expel two Democrats.
Johnson and the now-expelled Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones joined anti-gun protesters in storming the Capitol last week after a 28-year-old transgender person opened fire inside the Covenant School in Nashville, which killed six people, including three children.on Monday for their participation and then faced the expulsion vote Thursday where Pearson and Jones hit the threshold of votes needed for removal. Johnson survived by one vote. criticized the move from the Tennessee House.
"Today's expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking, undemocratic and without precedent. Rather than debating the merits of the issues, these Republican lawmakers chose to punish, silence and expel duly elected representatives of the people of Tennessee," a statement from the White House said. anti-gun protests"In my house on the floor, since I'm speaker, we have rules, we have decorum, we have a process, we have procedures," he said.
"Imagine that that happened on the congressional floor during his State of the Union address and people took over in front of him, pulled out a bullhorn and started leading the people in chants, a protest from the congressional floor. I don't think he would approve of that."Fox News' Brandon Gillespie, Kyle Morris nada Landon Mion contributed to this report.Madeline Coggins is a Digital Production Assistant on the Fox News flash team with Fox News Digital.
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