GOP Rep. Tim Burchett was involved in a physical altercation with a protester who confronted him on Capitol Hill.
A protester reportedly bumped into Burchett, and the lawmaker responded by pushing him back. Capitol Police questioned the protester but made no arrests.
As reported by Politico:
Rep. Tim Burchett and a protester got into a physical altercation Thursday outside of the Longworth House Office Building that ended with the Tennessee Republican forcefully shoving the man.
The scrap took place shortly after the final House votes of the week. The protester accosted Burchett about his stance regarding the Israel-Hamas war and then bumped the lawmaker, Burchett’s office said, prompting him to respond with the shove.
Capitol Police officers questioned the protester after the incident. The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Everyone has a right to their opinion, and they can say all of the filthy stuff they want. But they don’t have the right to bump the Congressman,” Will Garrett, a spokesperson for Burchett, said in a statement.
Burchett said afterward the man “had bad breath.”
Burchett is still recovering from a broken rib sustained when a horse kicked him in the chest.
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