Far left Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones is using inflammatory racial rhetoric to attack Republicans over redistricting in the state. Appearing Sunday on MS NOW’s “Velshi,” the Democrat accused white Republican lawmakers of turning the Tennessee Capitol into what he called a “Capitol Klan rally.” Jones claimed the redistricting process was designed to weaken black political power and said Republicans had “spit on the graves” of civil rights leaders who fought for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Jones said he walked into the Capitol in 2026 but felt as though he had walked out “pre-1965,” accusing GOP lawmakers of trying to turn back the clock on history.
He also invoked his grandparents’ experience leaving the South during the Jim Crow era, saying the redistricting fight brought him “grief and anger and righteous indignation.” Republicans have long argued that redistricting is a standard constitutional process carried out after census data and legal review, and that Democrats often use accusations of racism when they lose political ground. Jones’ comments show that Democrats will shamefully exploit racial tensions in an attempt to keep power — even if it puts their opponents in danger. Rather than debate district lines on the merits, are framing Republican election reforms as attacks on civil rights. In actuality, Republicans are upholding civil rights by stopping racial preferences in drawing lines. Republicans are no longer scared of being called racist to move forward and do what it takes to stop Democrat power grabs, and tantrums from low IQ clowns like Justin Jones will not be changing that.
