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MAGA Rep Breaks Rib in Freak Accident

Tim Burchett’s schedule remains uninterrupted, his office said.

Rep. Tim Burchett suffered a broken rib and some bruising after being accidentally kicked by a horse while working on his farm last weekend, his office announced Tuesday. The 60-year-old Tennessee Republican “hasn’t missed a beat,” Press Secretary Will Garrett told the Daily Beast. “There have been no changes to his schedule,” Garrett added. “He spoke in Maury County last night and has a full slate of district events throughout the week.” Nearly three years ago, Burchett’s daughter had to go to the ICU after a horse-related accident caused her to break five ribs and her wrist, in addition to internal injuries. “It could’ve been tragic. I told my wife...count our blessings because she’s alive and that’s all we really care about,” Burchett said after her release from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. “She’s a tough little girl—she’ll be back on that horse."