In a heated segment on Fox News, host Brian Kilmeade appeared to mock Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) for praying about his vote to remove former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-20).
The following is a transcript of the interaction:
Kilmeade: You’re happy following [Rep.] Matt Gaetz? Is that your leader?
Burchett: I’m not following Matt Gaetz. I made my own decision. I didn’t ask Matt for his approval.
Kilmeade: But if Matt Gaetz didn’t challenge, you weren’t going to challenge.
Burchett: I believe I would have.
Kilmeade: Oh, come on. Please. You’re praying about it one minute, [and] the next minute you’re going to lead an insurgency?
Burchett: So you don’t think that praying about it is important? Is that what you’re saying? Because that’s what you’re saying to America.
Kilmeade: One minute you’re praying about how you’re going to vote with Matt Gaetz, the next minute you’re gonna lead an insurgency?
Burchett: Listen, you’ve got a predetermined answer to everything. I prayed about it.
Kilmeade: No, I have an opinion of what’s going on.
Kinglsey Cortes of the Center for Renewing America called the segment “disgusting behavior from Murdoch News,” referencing Rupert Murdoch, who owns the network.
