"Newly surfaced video has provided more context on Rep. Tim Burchett's (R-TN) confrontation with a protester outside the Capitol last week, revealing a heckling exchange moments before the altercation. Burchett explained the clash as an act of self-defense, retelling how the protester bumped him during a heated back-and-forth with demonstrators protesting Israel's war in Gaza. The new footage shows Burchett taunting the man after several demonstrators followed the congressman through the Capitol grounds,"
"When one protester began walking away after a jab about billionaire George Soros, Politico reported that the video shows Burchett stepping forward and commenting that the man was quivering. The demonstrator then spun back around, brushing the lawmaker's torso before Burchett shoved him with both hands as bystanders gasped. The guy got in the congressman's face, Burchett spokesperson Will Garrett insisted."
Newly surfaced video shows a heckling exchange between Rep. Tim Burchett and protesters outside the Capitol before a physical altercation. Burchett taunted a protester, including telling him to come over and calling him a weenie, after demonstrators followed the congressman through Capitol grounds. When a protester began to walk away after a jab about George Soros, Burchett stepped forward and said the man was quivering. The demonstrator spun back, brushed Burchett's torso, and the congressman shoved him with both hands. Burchett's spokesperson said the protester bumped the congressman and that Burchett acted in self-defense. Capitol Police released the protester without charges; Burchett declined to press charges.
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