Tennessee GOP event faces backlash from local businesses and community.

The upcoming GOP donor retreat in Nashville, which will be attended by potential 2024 presidential candidates including Donald Trump and Mike Pence, may be overshadowed by the recent expulsion of two Black Democrats from the Tennessee Legislature. The move has sparked accusations of racism and led to national attention on the GOP-led House. Republicans in Tennessee are now trying to figure out how to move forward in a way that could help smooth over the criticism facing party leaders. The fallout comes as the national GOP is already struggling to balance policies and issues that are popular among the conservative base but deeply unappealing to swing voters in battleground states.