Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) brushed off President Donald Trump’s harsh words for his own supporters on Wednesday with a comment that’s been mocked online as sycophantic and surreal.
Trump lashed out at those of his MAGA base who are furious with the Justice Department’s refusal to release any more documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling them “stupid.”
Asked for his response to Trump’s slamming of his own supporters, Burchett spun: “President Trump has his own opinions, but honestly, man, he wins.”
Trump “has a strategy in all this and I suspect that’s gonna play out because, dad-gummit, he wins every dad-gum time,” the Republican added, playing into the MAGA notion that Trump always knows exactly what he’s doing at any given time because he’s playing 4D chess.
“It’s uncanny that he ends up on top,” Burchett added. “And I suspect on this case he will do as well.”
The Tennessee lawmaker’s defense sparked swift backlash on social media:
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