A Tennessee RNC member says vote to expel 2 Democratic lawmakers over a gun control protest hurt the GOP brand: 'You've energized young voters against us'

Sun, 04/09/2023 - 16:02

Former Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville sits in the gallery of the House chamber in Nashville, Tenn., after being expelled from the legislature on April 6, 2023.
AP Photo/George Walker IV

A Republican National Committee member told The Times that ousting 2 Democratic lawmakers "didn't help" the GOP.
Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were removed from their positions by the GOP-led House.
Brock argued that the party should have considered arguments from the lawmakers over gun reform.

A member of the Republican National Committee from Tennessee said that the vote by the GOP-led Tennessee House of Representatives to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their gun reform protests "didn't help" the party's brand and has now "energized young voters against us."