Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) has revealed that he is taking steps to start a business selling skateboards.
During a Wednesday radio interview with Clay Travis, Burchett complained about stock trading by members of Congress.
"It's crazy," he said. "You know, I make skateboards. And I'm 61 years old and I haven't broke my neck yet. I made one for Tulsi Gabbard a couple weeks ago and she loved it."
"But people want to buy them," he continued. "So I'm trying to sell them. I went to the ethics people, and I literally have to get, I'm getting a business plan together. I've had to hire an attorney if I want to sell skateboards."
"But, dadgummit, if I want to do insider trading, just become a member of Congress."
Burchett went on to explain how he became interested in skateboards.
"I didn't smoke pot and I didn't drink, although since I've become a member of Congress, I've seriously considered taking on crack cocaine just to take off the edges," he said. "But no, I just always liked it. I like the physics of it, and I'm an inventor."
"And I had a little piece of plywood and some old skates," he recalled. "And I put it on there. And I would just, and those are death traps, you know. And I never, you know, my dad would challenge me."
"I think it's a five-billion-dollar industry in this country. Now, I don't want all five billion of it, but I wouldn't mind shaving a little off the edge."
