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Rep. Burchett Targets Netflix Over Transgender Cartoon Content

10/4/2025

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) plans to summon Netflix executives to Congress over a transgender-inclusive cartoon.
He echoed Benny Johnson's claim that the content is pornographic.
Burchett proposed penalties for companies promoting such content and said that “the Chinese” and “the devil” influence children to be transgender.
He has a history of anti-trans rhetoric and opposed The Equality Act.

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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) plans to summon Netflix executives to Congress over a transgender-inclusive cartoon.
He echoed Benny Johnson's claim that the content is pornographic.
Burchett proposed penalties for companies promoting such content and said that “the Chinese” and “the devil” influence children to be transgender.
He has a history of anti-trans rhetoric and opposed The Equality Act.