Three Democrat Tennessee state lawmakers will be honored at the White House after they disrupted a legislative proceeding, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Wednesday.
The protest, which was dubbed an insurrection by Second Amendment advocates, occurred in the wake of the Nashville Covenant School shooting.
Biden wants to “thank them for speaking out and standing their ground and being very clear about what’s needed for our community,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked if any of the Nashville Covenant School shooting victims were also invited to the White House.“Peacefully protested,” Jean-Pierre interjected.
“Peacefully protested,” Doocy repeated before finishing his question, “after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Have any of the victims or their families been invited to the White House?”Doocy: You're going to have three of the lawmakers who protested-Doocy: -after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Have any of the victims or their families been invited to the White House?
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