“Actions of the Tennessee state legislators who protested against gun violence were “at least equivalent” to the actions of the Jan. 6 insurrectionists.”
Cameron Sexton
Tennessee house speaker. Claim dated 30 Mar 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Three Tennessee Democratic state representatives protested against gun violence on the state House floor March 30. The protest did not result in any violence or vandalism.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Cameron Sexton (Tennessee house speaker) made this claim around 30 March 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 April 2023, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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