Democrat London Lamar, who was newly elected and ran unopposed in House District 91, posted a Facebook video that she has since deleted that upset lawmakers and constituents in the state.
“Tennessee’s racist. Period. Period. Like, Tennessee is racist,” Lamar said in the video.
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She also said: “Most of the Tennesseans who voted Republican are uneducated.”
Lamar, who lives in Memphis, continued to tear into Tennesseans: “White men voted Republican over — well over 60 or 70 percent, so obviously that’s a particular base of people who believe in superiority.”
Source: Newly elected Democrat under fire for saying Tennessee is racist and Republicans are uneducated
