President Biden will meet with a trio of Tennessee lawmakers who faced expulsion votes from the state legislature after they joined a protest demanding action on gun control on the House floor, the White House announced on Wednesday.
"I'm pleased to share that the president looks forward to welcoming Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson to the White House this coming Monday," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Wednesday's White House press briefing. Jean-Pierre said that the president had already spoken with the three lawmakers following their expulsion votes earlier this month.
On April 6, the Republican-controlled state House held separate votes on whether to expel the"Tennessee Three" from their elected positions. Jones and Pearson, both of whom are Black, were ousted from their roles, while Johnson, who is White, was allowed to remain in Tennessee General Assembly after surviving by a single vote.
Despite the contentious response to their public support of gun control, Jones and Pearson have continued to advocate for stricter gun laws in Tennessee, even bringing an infant-sized casket to the Tennessee Capitol on Wednesday.
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