GOP lawmaker expects Dems to control House: 'We're fixing to hand it right back to them'

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) urged Republicans to pass a law defunding PBS and NPR because he feared Democrats would soon take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2026 midterm elections.

During a Wednesday interview on the Christian-centric Washington Watch program, Burchett told host Tony Perkins that his show "wouldn't want" to receive federal dollars like public broadcasting stations.

"You don't want those idiots telling you what, up here, telling you what to do," the lawmaker opined.