Frost Blames Racism for Expulsion of Two Black Members of Tennessee House

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) is well known for being the first member of Gen-Z to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as being an outspoken legislator.

Rep. Frost went on MSNBC to condemn the recent events surrounding the two members of the Tennessee State House of Representatives after they were expelled from their seats by a two-thirds majority vote for leading a disruptive protest regarding gun violence.

It came at a time in which emotions were high following the school shooting at The Covenant School, a private Presbyterian Church in Nashville.

“They can expel these two members from the [Tennessee] House, but they cannot expel this movement from this country. And that’s why the right wing, not just in Tennessee but across this entire country, is starting to move into this fascist ideology of removing people from office, passing laws to change education, because they know that time is not on their side,” said Rep. Frost.

He would go on to mention the notion that America should be ready to encounter more outspoken and liberal ideologies and movements as the incoming generation is the “most progressive generation in the history of our country.”

“Because a new generation, the most progressive generation in the history of our country will not stand for a country where we lose this many people due to gun violence and both representative Pearson and Jones understand that and are patriots, and I honor them tonight.”

Frost blamed Republican racism for the expulsion of the two House members (both of which are black), Justin Pearson (D-TN) and Justin Jones (D-TN). Frost said that this was a perfect example of racism in America.

“For people in this country who say that racism doesn’t exist, look at what happened in Tennessee right now: Look at what happened to these young, black men who stood up and said we don’t want kids being shot in this country and dying in a pool of their own blood," added Frost.

Before running for Congress, Rep. Frost worked for the gun-control advocacy group, March for Our Lives, and was the National Organizing Director.