“Down deep, that’s a lot to do with it,” said Rep. Tim Burchett, who hasn’t decided how he’ll vote on expelling the scandal-plagued congressman.
Rep. Tim Burchett remains undecided over whether to vote for a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress this week.
But the Tennessee Republican also told Business Insider on Wednesday that voting for expulsion would be politically advantageous for him, and that his constituents have long been calling for Santos to go.
“Politically, it’d be the greatest vote in the world for me back home,” said Burchett, who represents a broad swath of eastern Tennessee, including Knoxville. “Everybody’s saying ‘kick him out!'”
One reason, Burchett said, is that some of his constituents are uncomfortable with Santos’s sexuality.
