Verify: Rep. Tim Burchett Claims Protesters in Minneapolis Are 'Paid'

Vikings announcer steps away from radio show after comments about 'paid protesters'

Longtime Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen said that he is taking a few days off from his radio show after making comments about "paid protesters" on Friday.KFAN’s Allen wondered if those protesting in the extreme cold were getting hazard pay."In conditions like this, do paid protesters get hazard pay? Those are the things that I’ve been thinking about this morning," Allen said on Friday.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAll…

Verify: Rep. Tim Burchett claims protesters in Minneapolis are 'paid'

Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett claims paid protesters are driving unrest in Minneapolis, but critics, including fellow Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, dispute this.

Tim Burchett Accuses Protesters Of 'Wanting To Destroy Our Country'

Rep. Tim Burchett goes on a racist screed while accusing the people protesting in Minneapolis of being a bunch of paid anarchists who hate America and want to destroy it.

There isn’t evidence that Minnesota protesters are paid

Minnesotans have protested ICE through marches, blowing whistles to alert neighbors to enforcement and collected goods for immigrants. This is unpaid activism.