Tennessee state Republican Rep. Jeremy Faison abruptly walked off an interview with CNN after being lectured on expelling Democrats from the legislature.
After being lectured by a CNN correspondent over moving to expel Democrats from the Tennessee state legislature, Tennessee Republican Caucus Chair Rep. Jeremy Faison chair abruptly exited his interview, leaving CNN anchors bewildered.from the Tennessee state legislature, Tennessee Republican Caucus Chair Rep. Jeremy Faison chair abruptly exited his interview, leaving CNN anchors bewildered.
CNN reporter Sara Sidner and Tennessee GOP Rep. Jeremy Faison spar over expulsion of Democrats from the Tennessee state legislature. A third Democrat lawmaker, Rep. Gloria Johnson, was nearly expelled, though she was spared by one vote. Her sharp line of questioning continued:"And I wonder, sir, who are you punishing? Because yes, you have kicked out these two Democrats, but there are tens of thousands of constituents that are also being punished and don’t have any representation right now. What do you say to them?"
Re-enacting the hand signals he claimed the representatives gave the crowd, he said,"They look at ‘em, they do their hand like this. They do their hand like this. It’s like leading a choir."
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