Rep. Justin Jones asked to leave airport event for not having credential, per BNA officials

Editor’s Note: News 2 received a statement on Monday night from Nashville International Airport officials clarifying the reasoning Rep. Justin Jones was asked to leave the event.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) was asked to leave an event after he arrived without “confirmed credentials,” according to BNA officials.

News 2 captured footage of Jones speaking with a staff member at BNA Monday afternoon and the staff member told Jones he needed a wristband to get into the event. The event in question was the announcement of the installation of the “Music City Loop” — an underground tunnel from BNA to Downtown Nashville to be constructed by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company…

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