In Trump News | The Tennessee Three

Former President Donald Trump faced the presiding judge over the criminal arraignment where he pleaded not guilty on 34 indictment charges. Trump showed up to the hearing by an escorted motorcade. He was not arrested nor handcuffed like most people would be. Instead he was given the “Presidential” treatment. And soon after, he flew back to Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida to talk poorly about the presiding judge over his hearing and the judge's family. Will Trump finally be held accountable?  Only time will tell.

The Tennessee Three (2 Black men and 1 White woman) was formed when 3 Democratic State Representatives, Justin Pearson, Justin Jones, and Gloria Johnson of Tennessee stood up to the recent Nashville mass shooting that took place. They peacefully protested and voiced their concerns for the residents of Tennessee about gun reform. The Republicans did not want to hear it, so they tried to silence them, by telling them to quiet down. The 3 Democrats continued to protest respectfully and from those actions, the two Black men were expelled. This instantly sparked an uproar around the world. Gloria Johnson however, was able to keep her job, though her duties were reduced. Gloria spoke out and said that she was spared because she was a white woman.

Van Jones spoke up and asked the Republican Chair, Jeremy Faison, to help him understand why they didn’t go through the Ethics committee and follow the proper steps. The last time someone was expelled happened nearly two hundred years ago. Jones continued by saying, “...you want people to be reasonable, then why are you being so unreasonable and why are you skipping steps…?” 

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