President Joe Biden on Monday welcomed to the White House Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Gloria Johnson, the three Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse.
April 24, 2023 GMT
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday thanked three Tennessee lawmakers for “standing up” after they faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse. “You’re standing up for our kids, you’re standing up for our communities,” Biden told Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Gloria Johnson during an Oval Office meeting.
Flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden described the expulsion votes as “shocking” and “undemocratic.”The episode has turned the lawmakers, known as the “Tennessee three,” into Democratic heroes. Harris
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