A Democratic lawmaker in Tennessee claimed she survived a vote to expel her from the state legislature while her colleague didn't because she is White and he is Black.
Fox News senior correspondent Steve Harrigan reports on unrest surrounding Tenn. Republicans' efforts to expel three lawmakers for disrupting the state House floor during protests for stricter gun control measures.who survived a vote to expel her from the state legislature on Thursday attributed her survival to the color of her skin.
TENNESSEE'S GOP-LED HOUSE VOTES TO EXPEL DEMOCRAT JUSTIN JONES FROM LEGISLATURE FOR HIS ROLE IN GUN PROTEST Thursday’s votes against Jones and Pearson marked an extraordinary move from lawmakers that has been executed only a handful of times since the. Most state legislatures possess the power to expel members, but it is normally reserved as a punishment for lawmakers accused of serious misconduct.
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