When times are tough, it’s good to have a sense of humor. But, bringing your innate gift for comedy and peppering it throughout the Washington D.C. swamp is even better!
Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett is no stranger to hilarious zingers and he let someone he called a “paid Democrat operative” have one on the Hill.
“Every day this paid Democrat operative tries to trip me up,” Burchett said in a post on X with an accompanying video.
“Representative, can you commit to opposing a nationwide abortion ban?” the operative asked surely hoping to catch a usable soundbite of Burchett over the hot-button issue.
But, Burchett didn’t bite. Instead, he came back with a passing dig.
“Can you put sunscreen on those legs? ” Burchett said. “Man, I gotta wear welding goggles out here they’re so white.”
How do you come back from a zinger like that? You don’t.
Every day this paid Democrat operative tries to trip me up. pic.twitter.com/Jay23ylofq
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) June 12, 2024
Needless to say, the video had folks on X chuckling and even had at least on person questioning if Burchett is the ‘funniest man in Congress’.
Tim Burchett may be the funniest man in Congress
— Tom Pappert (@realTomPappert) June 12, 2024
Tim you are the man!!!
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 12, 2024
I’m coughing because I laughed so hard.
You gotta put a content warning on these posts
— Joshua Walker (@RedsRepair95) June 12, 2024
Absolutely based
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 12, 2024
where do these people come from and what do they do for a living haha?!? Thank you for your service sir!
— Josh A. Crisp (@joshcrisptweets) June 12, 2024
GOOD question!
Even former NY Rep George Santos wanted in on the action:
Me and Tim trolled him the best.
That’s why he was my mentor.
❤️
— George Santos (@MrSantosNY) June 12, 2024
Yep. Iced tea right through my nose. Tim, you should be doing standup on tour . . .
— TByrd (@TByrdIV) June 12, 2024
Who knows, maybe that’s in his future. But, for now, we need the outspoken conservative in Congress… just keep bringing the jokes!
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