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Kentucky state senator defends ‘Tennessee 3,' says expulsion is blatantly racist, insult to voters

A Lexington lawmaker said he admires the so-called “Tennessee Three,” two of whom were expelled late last week from that state’s House of Representatives. State Senator Reggie Thomas of Lexington said people should remember what they were trying to talk about in the wake of a school shooting in Nashville – gun reform.

“The public wants it and the percentages grow every month, as we talk more and more about it. Your public want stronger background checks, the public wants assault weapons removed from our streets.”

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