'That's what the women in my house do': GOP rep brutally mocked over comment about straws

23 May

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on March 12, 2025 (Image: Screengrab via CNN / YouTube)

One House Republican is now being laughed at over remarks he made on Fox News in which he made it known he had strong feelings about whether men should drink from straws.

Earlier this week, a Fox News reporter asked Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who is a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, about his opinion on drinking out of a straw. The reporter told Burchett that, according to Fox News primetime host Jesse Watters, it was inappropriate for men to drink from a straw in public settings.

"I don't drink out of a straw, brother, that's what the women in my house do," Burchett said.

Burchett's remarks drew widespread ridicule on social media. Software engineer and progressive influencer Alex Cole responded to the video of Burchett's comment with a photo of him proudly holding up a drink with a straw. Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann tweeted a photo of President Donald Trump sipping from a straw and wrote: "Repeating."

"Fellas, it is it gay to drink out of a straw?" Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) asked his X followers. "Fox News always asking the tough questions."

Others also noticed that Burchett had voiced strong opinions about straws in the recent past. Robert Garcia, who is the Washington D.C. bureau chief for The Independent, tweeted a 2018 photo of Burchett holding a plastic straw with the caption: "You can have my straw when you pry it from my cold dead fingers."

"So why does he have one in his cold dead fingers?" Garcia asked.

Watch the video of Burchett's remarks below, or by clicking this link.

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