Republican Congressman Tim Burchett Opens Up About Friendship With AOC: ‘She’s a Marxist’ But ‘She’s My Buddy’

Charlie Nash Oct 16th, 2025, 12:21 am

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) opened up about his friendship with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Wednesday, confessing that while “she’s a Marxist,” she’s still his “buddy.”

“I can respect a liberal. I respect Cortez, she’s my buddy,” said Burchett during an appearance on NewsNation’s town hall . “I mean, she’s a Marxist. She’s a friendly neighborhood Marxist, I always call her. I say stuff to her, she’ll get on one of my videos while I’m walking off the floor of the House, and I’ll say, ‘Hey Cortez,’ and she’ll go, ‘Hey Burchett,’ and I tell people, ‘Don’t look at her too long, she’ll steal your soul.'”

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