Republicans in Tennessee have blamed “woke” policies for major power outages that have seen Nashville residents plunged into darkness amid recent winter storms.
“[Nashville Electric Service] was so focused on woke policies and DEI that it failed at its most basic responsibility: keeping the power on,” GOP Senator Marsha Blackburn wrote on X. “Despite ample warning, its failure to adequately prepare left thousands in the dark – it’s time for new leadership at NES.”
