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28-05-2025
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Yeah, So This Republican Lawmaker Said He Doesn't Drink Out Of Straws Because "That's What The Women In My House Do"
*Big, heavy, tired sigh*. The last time we spoke about Fox News host Jesse Watters, he was criticizing Gov. Tim Walz's masculinity before jumping into his own ideas on how men should behave. "I know a lot of tough guys... I have rules for men," Jesse said at the time, before rattling off his rules of thumb. Fox News / Twitter: @Acyn "You don't eat soup in public," he said. "You don't cross your legs; and you don't drink from a straw, and one of the reasons you don't drink from a straw is because the way your lips purse. It's very effeminate." Yes, according to Jesse, men shouldn't use straws. Related: 18 Major Global Events That American Media Is Ignoring Right Now, And Why They Actually Matter To Us Well that conversation, which took place in March of this year, has reared its head once more as Jesse sent a Fox correspondent to Capitol Hill to ask lawmakers the real questions. That question being their thoughts on Jesse's "rules for men." Fox News / Twitter: @Acyn In a clip of the deeply unserious exchanges, the correspondent tells Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, "[Watters] says men should not drink out of straws in public, or at all." Related: A Clip Of Donald Trump Getting Angry After Being Fact-Checked Is Going Mega Viral, And It Sums Up His Entire Presidency In A Nutshell To which Burchett responds, "I don't drink out of a straw, brother. That's what the women in my house do." As you can imagine, people online were less than impressed. "Masculinity so insecure, even sipping water has gender roles now," one person wrote. "No straws, just straight sips of misogyny and microaggressions." Others critiqued Fox News for centering issues they feel pale in comparison to other policies our leaders could be focusing on: "Imagine your country's on fire and Fox News is debating the gender politics of straws," someone wrote. And tons more shared images of President Donald Trump drinking from a straw or puckering his lips. In response to everything, Burchett sent the following statement to MSNBC: 'We are glad that the media is focusing on the issue of straw usage that Americans so deeply care about," Burchett said. "My staff is working around the clock to address this problem in response to multiple media inquiries. We urged for Straw Policy to be included in the House version of the Big Beautiful Bill. Now, I am calling on the U.S. Senate to act on this vital issue in their version of the legislation. I recognize the importance of Straw Policy to the American people, and I want to assure everyone that I hear you.' So there you have it! Republican men vs. straws. The ultimate showdown. Share your thoughts about the situation in the comments — I'd love to hear them. Also in In the News: An Ad Against Far-Right Voters Is Going Viral For Being Both Terrifying And (Kinda) Accurate Also in In the News: 15 Extremely Difficult Things People Do Not Understand About The United States, And, Honestly, They Got A Point Also in In the News: "MAGAs Are The Dumbest People On This Planet": 26 Tweets About The Sad State Of Politics This Week
Buzz Feed
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Reactions: Republican Lawmaker Won't Use Straw
*Big, heavy, tired sigh*. The last time we spoke about Fox News host Jesse Watters, he was criticizing Gov. Tim Walz's masculinity before jumping into his own ideas on how men should behave. "You don't eat soup in public," he said. "You don't cross your legs; and you don't drink from a straw, and one of the reasons you don't drink from a straw is because the way your lips purse. It's very effeminate." Yes, according to Jesse, men shouldn't use straws. In a clip of the deeply unserious exchanges, the correspondent tells Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, "[Watters] says men should not drink out of straws in public, or at all." To which Burchett responds, "I don't drink out of a straw, brother. That's what the women in my house do." As you can imagine, people online were less than impressed. "Masculinity so insecure, even sipping water has gender roles now," one person wrote. "No straws, just straight sips of misogyny and microaggressions." Others critiqued Fox News for centering issues they feel pale in comparison to other policies our leaders could be focusing on: "Imagine your country's on fire and Fox News is debating the gender politics of straws," someone wrote. And tons more shared images of President Donald Trump drinking from a straw or puckering his lips. In response to everything, Burchett sent the following statement to MSNBC: So there you have it! Republican men vs. straws. The ultimate showdown.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GOP Rep Goes To Extreme Lengths To Defend His Manliness To Fox News
Talk about 'straw man' arguments: A GOP congressman is getting mocked for the bizarre way he trumpeted his masculine bona fides to a Fox News interviewer. Thursday's episode of Jesse Watters' show featured a montage showing various Republican politicians commenting on the host's 'rules for men' to producer Johnny Belisario. Some of the things that Watters insists are not masculine include sitting behind a computer screen,waving with both hands,grocery shopping with a woman and taking bubble baths. But Watters' biggest ick for men seems to be when they use straws, which he once called 'unbecoming' because of it forces a man to purse his lips. So, naturally, Belisario asked Tennessee congressman Tim Burchett his thoughts about Watters' opinion that 'men should not drink out of a straw in public, or at all.' Although Watters is only a self-proclaimed authority of masculinity, Burchett apparently decided to suck up to him ― at least in regards to straws. 'I don't drink out of a straw, brother. That's what the women in my house do,' Burchett told Belisario. Fox: Watters says men should not drink out of straws in public Burchett: I don't drink out of a straw. That's what the women in my house do — Acyn (@Acyn) May 23, 2025 Of course, insisting that straw use is divided by gender is a stupid claim ― especially when there are receipts, such as this photo from November showing Burchett holding a milkshake with a straw. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tim Burchett (@realtimburchett) Burchett also seemed to be a fan of straws in this X post from July 2018. You can have my straw when you pry it from my cold dead fingers. — Tim Burchett (@timburchett) July 27, 2018 HuffPost reached out to Burchett's office for clarity on his feelings towards straws, but no one immediately responded. However, Burchett was brutally mocked on social media for his attempt to suck up to Watters' viewers by suggesting only women use straws — and for his forgetfulness regarding past usage. House MAGA fascist Tim Burchett and Fox Propaganda says drinking from straws is only meant for women and that real men shouldn't do A-Z: — Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 23, 2025 Tim Burchett just now on Fox News: Drinking Straws Are For WomenAlso Tim Burchett — Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) May 23, 2025 Imagine your country's on fire and Fox News is debating the gender politics of straws. Grown men on primetime TV clutching pearls over plastic tubes. If masculinity is this fragile, maybe let it melt with the ice in their sad little cups. — JT (@escapeeJT) May 23, 2025 Repeating: — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 23, 2025 Congressman Tim Burchett: 'I don't drink out of a straw, brother. That's what the women in my house do.''PERFECTO!' Here's two bitches drinking out of straws!!! — Duane Bagley (@aldo_incognito) May 23, 2025 Congrats to Rep. Tim Burchett for accidentally admitting he's too fragile to drink from a straw while also revealing he thinks straw-sucking is 'women's work.' What kind of insecure, performative masculinity makes a grown man brag about *checks notes*… being incapable of… — Charles Perreira (@CharlesPerreir7) May 23, 2025 Tim Burchett is something else because he'll say something like this. Then he'll give a fistbump to Maxwell Frost and make AOC crack up in committee. — Eric Michael Garcia (@EricMGarcia) May 23, 2025 Fox News Host Jesse Watters' Latest Ridiculous Attack On Biden Is... Something Critics Shake Off Jesse Watters' Absolutely Absurd Take On Tim Walz's 'Masculinity' Jesse Watters' Ridiculous New 'Real Man' Rule Gets Waved Off With Laughter Online
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
GOP congressman's reason for refusing to drink out of straws is depressing
There's a lot of serious stuff going on in Washington these days. That's why I was thankful to see Fox News' Jesse Watters send a correspondent to Capitol Hill this week to tackle one of the more pressing issues of our time: What do Republican congressmen think about Watters' 'rules for men'? Watters unveiled this inspired list in March, which he said was mostly 'just funny' and 'not that serious.' It urges men to avoid such unmanly activities as eating soup in public, crossing their legs and drinking from a straw, among other things. 'One of the reasons you don't drink from a straw is the way your lips purse,' Watters said on Fox News' 'The Five' at the time. 'It's very effeminate.' It would seem Rep. Tim Burchett agrees. 'I don't drink out of a straw,' the Tennessee Republican told Fox News when asked to comment on Watters' anti-straw guidance on Thursday. 'That's what the women in my house do.' I've reached out to a spokesperson for Burchett to confirm whether he was serious about his anti-straw comment, and I will update this post if and when he responds. Let's hope he was kidding — I'm concerned for any man who actually believes that using a straw is emasculating. There is hope he's joking. As Vanity Fair pointed out, Burchett hasn't always been opposed to straws. It was just last November when he posed with a milkshake — and straw! — on Instagram. 'Milkshakes before noon and great responses at the polls in Claiborne and Grainger Counties — can't beat it!' Burchett wrote in the caption. What's more, Burchett signed Trump's executive order in February seeking to end the 'irrational campaign against plastic straws.' That sure seems like something a guy who likes straws would do. The Watters 'rules for men' tour also included a question about male companionship, which would actually be a great topic for discussion, given recent studies on male loneliness in the U.S. But Watters, of course, says real men don't have 'male best friends.' When asked for his reaction to that rule, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Fox News, 'Jesse needs a friend.' This article was originally published on
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
House Republican says he doesn't use straws: ‘That's what the women in my house do'
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said during a recent interview that he does not use straws, telling Fox News that is 'what women in my house do.' Fox News producer Johnny Belisario asked GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress on Thursday about host Jesse Watters's 'rules for men.' 'He says men should not drink out of a straw in public, or at all,' Belisario told Burchett. 'I don't drink out of a straw, brother. That's what the women in my house do,' Burchett replied. President Trump signed an executive order in February directing the federal government to go back to using plastic straws, declaring that paper straws 'don't work.' The directive from Trump came after former President Biden set a goal in 2024 to do away with the government's purchasing of single-use plastics by 2035. 'Plastic production and waste have doubled over the past two decades, littering our ocean, poisoning the air of communities near production facilities, and threatening public health,' the Biden White House said in July. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
