Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett explained his decision to support the resolution ousting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position ahead of a vote on October 3.In a video uploaded to his X account Burchett expressed his disappointment in McCarthy’s choice to strike a deal with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.“My thought process is like this – Kevin McCarthy is my friend, and I hate to lose him as a friend, but I had the choice between that and my conscience and what my conscience tells me to do…” Burchett said. “My conscience tells me that we’re $33 trillion in debt.”“At some point, we just got to say enough is enough, folks. I hate losing Kevin as a friend, but I worry about losing our country in all sincerity. We are rapidly approaching that point.”The final vote tally was 216 in favor of removing McCarthy as speaker, and 210 against, with eight Republicans voting with 208 Democrats. Credit: Tim Burchett via Storyful