Biden Condemns ‘Shocking’ Tennessee Expulsions Over Gun Furor
- Protests erupted after March 27 Nashville school shooting
- Republican lawmakers led push to expel two Black Democrats
Justin Jones gestures during a vote on his expulsion from the state legislature in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 6.
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President Joe Biden condemned Tennessee Republicans’ expulsion of two lawmakers who protested a deadly Nashville school shooting last week, calling the episode unprecedented and criticizing GOP leaders for refusing to enact tighter gun-control laws.
The “expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest is shocking, undemocratic, and without precedent,” Biden said in a statement. “We’ve continued to see Republican officials across America double down on dangerous bills that make our schools, places of worship, and communities less safe. Our kids continue to pay the price.”