GOP Representative Bryan Richey said ousted Tennessee Democrat Justin Jones 'didn't care' if the Republican voted for his expulsion.
, GOP Representative Bryan Richey defended the vote, claiming one of the expelled lawmakers, Justin Jones, told him that he wanted to be kicked out.were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives
The"Tennessee Three" have gone viral for speaking out of turn in support of a youth-led protest on gun control after the recent deadly shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. The nation's 129th mass shooting killed three 9-year-olds and three adults. It has reignited the gun-law debate across the country, particularly among Gen Z.
deserved to be punished for their actions but was not in favor of removing any of them from the House.in an email that he and Jones spoke in his office this week where the Republican told his colleague that he felt the Democrats' decorum breach did not warrant expulsion.
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