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Republicans Get Physical as McCarthy Throws Elbows at Burchett

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A pulse has been detected in the Congressional Republican party. It may not have been the most professional way to demonstrate it, but at this point, any sign of life is promising. 
Following a closed-door meeting of the GOP’s House caucus, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) was being interviewed by Claudia Grisales, a National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent. Grisales later stated that as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) passed behind Burchett, she witnessed him forcefully elbow Burchett, causing him to lurch forward toward her. 
In case you’ve forgotten, Burchett was one of the eight Republicans who successfully voted to vacate McCarthy from the speaker’s office last month. An embarrassment for sure, since McCarthy had the misfortune of being the first Speaker of the House to be removed from office in American history, and his 269-day tenure was the shortest in 140 years.
After the “shove,” according to Grisales, Burchett chased after McCarthy, asking, “Why’d you elbow me in the back, Kevin? Hey, Kevin, you got any guts?”
McCarthy, of course, denied that he had elbowed Burchett. 
Here is the way Grisales described the confrontation in a series of postings on Twitter/X:
Have NEVER seen this on Capitol Hill:
While talking to @RepTimBurchett after the GOP conference meeting, former @SpeakerMcCarthy walked by with his detail and McCarthy shoved Burchett. Burchett lunged towards me. I thought it was a joke, it was not. And a chase ensued…— Claudia Grisales (@cgrisales) November 14, 2023
Burchett’s back was to McCarthy and his detail walking by in the hallway, then the lunge.

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