Tennessee Democrat Compares Republicans to KKK Members “in Suits” Over Redistricting Fight

Tennessee Democrat Goes Off The Rails, Compares GOP To KKK In Wild Rant

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones has stirred controversy with comments made during a recent interview on MSNOW. His remarks, aimed at the state’s Republican lawmakers regarding a redistricting plan, echo the trend of using inflammatory rhetoric to frame political disagreements in stark racial terms. The redistricting effort in question seeks to divide Memphis into multiple congressional districts, which many believe could weaken Democratic repr…

Tennessee Democrat Compares Republicans to KKK Members “in Suits” Over Redistricting Fight

At one point, he said a Republican leader had “taken off the white hood” but still had the same intentions as those who came before him.