Seething Fox & Friends Host Brian Kilmeade Goes Off on Rep. Tim Burchett for Ousting Kevin McCarthy, Mocks Him for Praying Over Vote (Video)
Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade angrily confronted Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) in an interview Wednesday morning over his vote to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House. Burchett was one of a handful of Republicans who joined with every Democrat to support the successful motion to vacate the speakership offered by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Tuesday. At one point in his contentious, condescending inquisition of Burchett, Kilmeade mocked Burchett for saying he prayed over his decision to vote on McCarthy.
Kilmeade repeatedly challenged Burchett–interrupting, talking over and hectoring him such that Burchett called him out several times for how he was conducting the interview, though Burchett remained calm and polite throughout the onslaught by Kilmeade.
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Kilmeade: “What do you think this is going to do for the Republican Party and chances of holding on to leadership and the majority when it looks like you’re having,
