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Burchett Plans to Block Socialist Chevalier from Congress over Flag Desecration Post

Burchett says he will try to prevent Chevalier from taking a House seat if she wins the election.

Burchett Plans to Block Socialist Chevalier from Congress over Flag Desecration Post
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Rep. Tim Burchett says he will try to block Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking her House seat if she wins, citing a resurfaced post in which she said she wiped her hand on an American flag. The plan faces legal and practical objections.

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Representative proposing to block Chevalier from being seated

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House candidate whose resurfaced flag post prompted Burchett’s proposed action

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Donald Trump
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President mentioned in connection with Burchett’s recent flight

Republican House candidate facing Chevalier in the general election

Representative whom Chevalier defeated in the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Adam Clayton Powell, Former representative cited as an example in the Supreme Court’s ruling on exclusion from the House; John Feehery, GOP operative who criticized the practical consequences of Burchett’s plan; Zohran Mamdani, New York mayor whose endorsement of Chevalier is mentioned

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Tim Burchett Plans to Oppose Seating of Darializa Avila Chevalier

Outlets report that Burchett plans to try to block Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking a House seat if she wins, citing her post about using an American flag as a napkin. Right-leaning outlets center the effort and the flag post, while varying in whether they foreground legal or practical obstacles or present Burchett’s response sympathetically.

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