Expulsion of Black Tennessee Lawmakers Sparks Outrage and Controversy.
TL;DR
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Nashville to advocate for gun control and met with two Black Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled from the General Assembly after protesting on the state House floor. Harris applauded the lawmakers for their courage and conveyed the administration's seriousness about democracy. President Joe Biden spoke with the lawmakers and invited them to the White House. Biden criticized Republicans for not taking greater action on gun reform and called the expulsion of the lawmakers "shocking, undemocratic and without precedent."
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