Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and CNN host Jim Acosta got into a heated debate on the topic of impeachment on Saturday.
Burchett appeared on Acosta's CNN Newsroom, where the two discussed a variety of topics. At the end of the interview, Acosta asked Burchett to defend the notion of the House holding an immigration-based impeachment proceeding while at the same time killing an active deal on immigration.
"Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?" Acosta asked of the "golden opportunity" to secure the border.
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Burchett said U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas lied under oath when he said the border was "secure," and that he deserved to be impeached for that alone.
The two clashed repeatedly as Acosta pushed back against Burchett.
