Republican Rep. Tim Burchett stated that fellow GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales "needs to go" over sexually explicit text messages sent to a former staffer, as told to a reporter at 11:38 p.m. UTC on February 23, 2026, according to Andrew Solender's X post during the 59-minute reporting window ending at 12:15 a.m. UTC on February 24. Burchett's demand adds to calls for Gonzales' immediate resignation from Reps. Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert, Anna Paulina Luna, and Brandon Gill ahead of the March 3 Texas Republican primary, as Mace stated the texts are "disgusting and inexcusable" in a quote shared by Solender on X at 11:38 p.m. UTC. Mace had previously criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson's call for investigations into Gonzales to proceed, per Manu Raju on X in the prior hour. Separately, Jared Kushner began following the X account @IAmAnonLegion, as reported by USPoliticsAlert on X at an unspecified time within the reporting window.
