Tenn. Trooper Asks Rev. Thompson to Leave Frontage of Tenn. House Chamber While on Live Interview

REID He s the ░░░░░░░░ author of the forthcoming ░░░░░░░░ American Carnage Shattering the ░░░░░░░░ That Fuel Gun Violence ░░░░░░░░ you all for being ░░░░░░░░ Mark give us a ░░░░░░░░ of what went on ░░░░░░░░ THOMPSON Well right now ░░░░░░░░ m standing outside of ░░░░░░░░ balcony of the House ░░░░░░░░ where they re deliberating ░░░░░░░░ piece of legislation in ░░░░░░░░ to arm teachers with ░░░░░░░░ You know police officers ░░░░░░░░ to check their gun ░░░░░░░░ when they go into ░░░░░░░░ squad room correctional officers ░░░░░░░░ to check their gun ░░░░░░░░ and so this is ░░░░░░░░ to be a very ░░░░░░░░ debate tonight Nobody wants ░░░░░░░░ support arming teachers but ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee legislature is prepared ░░░░░░░░ do that Just over ░░░░░░░░ shoulder is one of ░░░░░░░░ caskets we tried to ░░░░░░░░ into the chamber Rev ░░░░░░░░ was not allowed to ░░░░░░░░ that but a good ░░░░░░░░ today to stand against ░░░░░░░░ gun violence and other ░░░░░░░░ of death This is ░░░░░░░░ baby casket Those were ░░░░░░░░ that were killed in ░░░░░░░░ school here in Nashville ░░░░░░░░ people are demonstrating I ░░░░░░░░ doing live on MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ I m live on ░░░░░░░░ Okay Joy I m ░░░░░░░░ I ll be there ░░░░░░░░ a minute I ll ░░░░░░░░ there in a minute ░░░░░░░░ right REID What is ░░░░░░░░ on there Mark Can ░░░░░░░░ go back to Mark ░░░░░░░░ I can see what ░░░░░░░░ going on over there ░░░░░░░░ him What is happening ░░░░░░░░ They gave me permission ░░░░░░░░ see the trooper is ░░░░░░░░ back in They gave ░░░░░░░░ permission to stand out ░░░░░░░░ Then they came out ░░░░░░░░ tried to revoke permission ░░░░░░░░ now That s what ░░░░░░░░ just heard I told ░░░░░░░░ gentleman I was live ░░░░░░░░ television I guess he ░░░░░░░░ that and decided to ░░░░░░░░ away So it s ░░░░░░░░ that up here REID ░░░░░░░░ maybe they didn t ░░░░░░░░ what you were saying.”