‘You’re doing a disservice’: MAGA rep snaps at CNN host as flip-flop exposed

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was cornered by CNN's Brianna Keilar on Wednesday about his heel turn on trusting the Congressional Budget Office after it produced a dismal forecast of rising deficits and health coverage decline from President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — but he only continued to argue in defense of the legislation, trying to talk over Keilar's questions.

"I think, again, once you, you do some things like straighten up Medicaid and Medicare and you dispute a lot of the lies that are in the media about people getting kicked off, I think America understands what we're up against in this," said Burchett, who is known for getting into shouting matches on CNN. "I think once you, you allow Americans to get out and work and, and actually force those to work and get them off the couch, that some of them are on, that are in the illegals and folks that are gaming the system, I think you're going to see that this this country will, will, will bust wide open economically. And I think that's going to be a great thing for this country."

"Well, the CBO, which you put so much trust in for years and years that you passed a resolution wanting estimates read before bills, is very clear about how many people are going to be kicked off of health care, until you were against the CBO," said Keilar.

"No, ma'am. No, ma'am," said Burchett. "Listen, listen, if you want to — if you want to do the editorial, just go ahead, and you don't need me on here, but the CBO, I would like to see scores, I would like to see what the economic, economic output of every bill you as a taxpayer should want that, too ... what do you have against knowing how much each bill is spent? Why does the media oppose that? Why do you all on the left always fight every chance at America knowing what's going on?"

"The problem you all have with this bill, ma'am, is that it gets government out of our way and lets Americans make some decisions, and maybe hardworking Americans would have a better choice and a better shot at life in this country without you all just telling us how bad things are going and trying to construct and as, as you're doing with me, trying to trying to dictate what I've said," Burchett complained. "And the reality is, the CBO is a partisan organization, and the reality is America has a right to know how much we're spending on every piece of legislation. I cannot believe you, as a member of the media, would not want open records. And that is exactly what that bill would do."

"Sir, we have reported on what is in this bill; we do that time and again," said Keilar.

"Ma'am, you all are trying to scare — are you talking about the big, beautiful bill? You all are just trying to scare America by telling millions of people are going to be cut off," he shot back. "This thing you're talking about, the people that are on it illegally that are gaming the system, and that is—"

"No, we're not, the CBO — the CBO is very clear," Keilar said.

"It does not do anything of what you've said ... you are doing a disservice to this country," Burchett said.

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