Rep. Tim Burchett Claims that Kevin McCarthy Hit Him with ‘a Clean Shot to the Kidneys’

RAJU apparently had a ░░░░░░░░ of a dust up ░░░░░░░░ the hallways himself with ░░░░░░░░ McCarthy And I have ░░░░░░░░ Burchett with us here ░░░░░░░░ now So congressman explain ░░░░░░░░ us what happened with ░░░░░░░░ and Kevin McCarthy BURCHETT ░░░░░░░░ I was doing an ░░░░░░░░ with Claudia from NPR ░░░░░░░░ lovely lady Anyway she ░░░░░░░░ asking me a question ░░░░░░░░ and at that time ░░░░░░░░ got elbowed in the ░░░░░░░░ and it kind of ░░░░░░░░ me off guard because ░░░░░░░░ was a clean shot ░░░░░░░░ the kidneys and I ░░░░░░░░ back and there was ░░░░░░░░ was Kevin And for ░░░░░░░░ minute I was kind ░░░░░░░░ What the heck just ░░░░░░░░ And then I you ░░░░░░░░ I chased after him ░░░░░░░░ course He s as ░░░░░░░░ ve stated many times ░░░░░░░░ s a he s ░░░░░░░░ bully with 17 million ░░░░░░░░ a security detail And ░░░░░░░░ s the type of ░░░░░░░░ that when you re ░░░░░░░░ kid would threw a ░░░░░░░░ over the fence and ░░░░░░░░ home and hide behind ░░░░░░░░ Mama s skirt And ░░░░░░░░ just you know he ░░░░░░░░ from behind that kind ░░░░░░░░ stuff It that s ░░░░░░░░ the way we handle ░░░░░░░░ in Tennessee We we ░░░░░░░░ a problem so I ░░░░░░░░ going to look him ░░░░░░░░ the eye and talk ░░░░░░░░ him RAJU OK so ░░░░░░░░ walked down the hallway ░░░░░░░░ you with his elbow ░░░░░░░░ then BURCHETT Yeah And ░░░░░░░░ can you can go ░░░░░░░░ Claudia s Twitter account ░░░░░░░░ pretty much or X ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Right BURCHETT it ░░░░░░░░ very accurate RAJU OK ░░░░░░░░ then just explain So ░░░░░░░░ chased him What do ░░░░░░░░ mean you chased BURCHETT ░░░░░░░░ I just ran after ░░░░░░░░ I was like What ░░░░░░░░ heck You know Why ░░░░░░░░ you do that You ░░░░░░░░ because it was like ░░░░░░░░ said if you ever ░░░░░░░░ hit in the kidneys ░░░░░░░░ s a little little ░░░░░░░░ You don t have ░░░░░░░░ hit very hard to ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ lot of pain And ░░░░░░░░ so I and he ░░░░░░░░ of course as he ░░░░░░░░ did does he just ░░░░░░░░ it or blames somebody ░░░░░░░░ or something You know ░░░░░░░░ it was just a ░░░░░░░░ heated but I just ░░░░░░░░ off because there wasn ░░░░░░░░ any I saw no ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t gaining ░░░░░░░░ from it And everybody ░░░░░░░░ it so it didn ░░░░░░░░ really matter RAJU Like ░░░░░░░░ responded to BURCHETT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ He just acted like ░░░░░░░░ know what are you ░░░░░░░░ about you know who ░░░░░░░░ you to you know ░░░░░░░░ kind of thing And ░░░░░░░░ s just you know ░░░░░░░░ think that s that ░░░░░░░░ symptomatic of the problems ░░░░░░░░ he s had in ░░░░░░░░ short tenure as speaker ░░░░░░░░ And were you face ░░░░░░░░ face when you have ░░░░░░░░ interaction BURCHETT Yeah but ░░░░░░░░ s security detail and ░░░░░░░░ get it They had ░░░░░░░░ were doing their job ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t exactly ░░░░░░░░ he didn t he ░░░░░░░░ and turned around and ░░░░░░░░ me He he kept ░░░░░░░░ and trying to keep ░░░░░░░░ between me and him ░░░░░░░░ And then so what ░░░░░░░░ you Were you yelling ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT And I just ░░░░░░░░ just let it go ░░░░░░░░ that point It wasn ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Were you yelling ░░░░░░░░ was yeah I raised ░░░░░░░░ voice to him I ░░░░░░░░ it was appropriate And ░░░░░░░░ you just don t ░░░░░░░░ a guy who was ░░░░░░░░ one time three steps ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ sucker hit you with ░░░░░░░░ sucker punch in the ░░░░░░░░ the hallway RAJU And ░░░░░░░░ he raise his voice ░░░░░░░░ to you BURCHETT Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that high pitched kind ░░░░░░░░ thing I I believe ░░░░░░░░ that was about it ░░░░░░░░ And did you walk ░░░░░░░░ his office How did ░░░░░░░░ end BURCHETT No I ░░░░░░░░ kept on walking down ░░░░░░░░ hall I don t ░░░░░░░░ where his office is ░░░░░░░░ And and you know ░░░░░░░░ had his detail and ░░░░░░░░ policy so to speak ░░░░░░░░ waiting RAJU So did ░░░░░░░░ detail try to stop ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT Do what RAJU ░░░░░░░░ his detail try to ░░░░░░░░ to you BURCHETT The ░░░░░░░░ kind of they they ░░░░░░░░ guy got got between ░░░░░░░░ there towards the end ░░░░░░░░ I wasn t I ░░░░░░░░ t looking to knock ░░░░░░░░ out or anything I ░░░░░░░░ wanted to let you ░░░░░░░░ I know it was ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Were you injured ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ man I m RAJU ░░░░░░░░ mean did it hurt ░░░░░░░░ Yeah yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ In fact it still ░░░░░░░░ because it was a ░░░░░░░░ to the kidneys and ░░░░░░░░ still hurts It s ░░░░░░░░ enough It s not ░░░░░░░░ anything I m going ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ probably not going to ░░░░░░░░ an ethics complaint on ░░░░░░░░ He s not worth ░░░░░░░░ You know he s ░░░░░░░░ s gonna be gone ░░░░░░░░ after Christmas or next ░░░░░░░░ And like I said ░░░░░░░░ know he s got ░░░░░░░░ million And he s ░░░░░░░░ to keep you know ░░░░░░░░ ll be he s ░░░░░░░░ messing in everybody s ░░░░░░░░ And we all know ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Are you accusing ░░░░░░░░ of his assault BURCHETT ░░░░░░░░ I accusing RAJU Of ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT I don t ░░░░░░░░ Ask a lawyer It ░░░░░░░░ over as far as ░░░░░░░░ m concerned RAJU He ░░░░░░░░ to our colleague Melanie ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ hallway He denies this ░░░░░░░░ He says it is ░░░░░░░░ tight hallway and I ░░░░░░░░ into him He says ░░░░░░░░ this is not an ░░░░░░░░ thing BURCHETT There s ░░░░░░░░ congressmen I was one ░░░░░░░░ eight that voted against ░░░░░░░░ That hallway was there ░░░░░░░░ plenty of room you ░░░░░░░░ walk side by side ░░░░░░░░ chose to do what ░░░░░░░░ did And you know ░░░░░░░░ ll end right here ░░░░░░░░ m sure It ll ░░░░░░░░ be a little little ░░░░░░░░ on his storied career ░░░░░░░░ And he said he ░░░░░░░░ me last week you ░░░░░░░░ only concerned about press ░░░░░░░░ policy That s why ░░░░░░░░ voted him out You ░░░░░░░░ just concerned about the ░░░░░░░░ BURCHETT Yeah And that ░░░░░░░░ why held a exclusive ░░░░░░░░ conference with CNN RAJU ░░░░░░░░ do you mean I ░░░░░░░░ he he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ that you did it ░░░░░░░░ any real reason other ░░░░░░░░ to bolster your own ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk BURCHETT I ve ░░░░░░░░ through all the reasons ░░░░░░░░ just doesn t he ░░░░░░░░ t keep his word ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ is pretty much it ░░░░░░░░ what he did It ░░░░░░░░ shows what he did ░░░░░░░░ it s just it ░░░░░░░░ just the way it ░░░░░░░░ with him He s ░░░░░░░░ you know he could ░░░░░░░░ gone out on top ░░░░░░░░ he s chosen to ░░░░░░░░ this route RAJU Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And I and actually ░░░░░░░░ feel sorry for him ░░░░░░░░ pray for him every ░░░░░░░░ You might not believe ░░░░░░░░ but I do I ░░░░░░░░ for him and I ░░░░░░░░ hope he ll find ░░░░░░░░ some happiness in his ░░░░░░░░ RAJU Yeah All right ░░░░░░░░ ll let you go ░░░░░░░░ just wanted to talk ░░░░░░░░ you as well Thank ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for your time.”