North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn seems to be becoming something of a major embarrassment to the Republican Party. House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) went so far as to warn that Cawthorn, 26, has “got to turn himself around” after the NC lawmaker made allegations last week about being invited to orgies in Washington DC.
Last week, Cawthorn was a guest on the Warrior Poet Society podcast. He was asked if the TV drama House of Cards was more like a documentary than a fictionalized account of life in DC.
Madison Cawthorn affirms Washington DC is like the movie House of Cards and said people that he’s looked up his whole life who are now in their 60’s or 70’s have invited him to an orgy at their home and others have done cocaine in front of him. pic.twitter.com/iJnWMJ9PIR
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 27, 2022
“I look at all these people, a lot of them that I’ve looked up to through my life, I’ve always paid attention to politics,” Cawthorn said. “Then all of the sudden you get invited to, ‘Well hey, we’re going to have kind of a sexual get together at one of our homes, you should come.’
“I’m like, ‘What did you just ask me to come to?’” Cawthorn continued. “And then you realize they are asking you to come to an orgy.”
Cawthorn also said he’d seen people who’d publicly advocated fighting drug addiction take a “key bump” of cocaine in front of him.
As Cawthorn spoke of people he’d “looked up to”, many took his comments to implicate fellow Republicans.
Related: Madison Cawthorn was caught doing WHAT during a Zoom meeting?!
Unease at the comments amongst fellow GOP lawmakers emerged at a House Republican Conference meeting on Tuesday, according to a reporter with Politico. Some said they simply did not believe the comments or that Cawthorn must provide evidence when making such claims.
This prompted McCarthy to say he would speak with Cawthorn.
Yesterday, speaking to reporters following his morning talk with Cawthorn, McCarthy said the young Rep. had been unable to back up his allegations with any evidence.
Specifically, relating to the cocaine claim, McCarthy says Cawthorn, “thinks he saw maybe a staffer in the parking garage from 100 yards away.”
“This is unacceptable. There’s no evidence to this,” McCarthy said. “That’s not becoming of a congressman. He did not tell the truth.”
“He’s got to turn himself around. I just told him he’s lost my trust, and he’s going to have to earn it back. I laid out everything I find that’s unbecoming. … He’s got a lot of members upset. You can’t just make statements out there.”
Yesterday evening it emerged that North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis was now throwing his support behind State Senator Chuck Edwards, a primary opponent of Cawthorn who is now making a run for US Congress.
“It comes down to focus on the district, producing results for the district, and in my opinion, Mr Cawthorn hasn’t demonstrated much in the way of results over the last 18 months,” Tillis told CNN.
Related: Rep. Madison Cawthorn charged with misdemeanor, risks facing jail time
This is far from being the first controversy Cawthorn has been involved in. Earlier this month, it emerged he had been charged—for a second time in his life— for driving with a revoked license. He faces a court hearings next month on this. Footage also emerged of him calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug.”
Cawthorn has not made any comment about his meeting with Kevin McCarthy.
Plenty more have had something to say on social media.
I asked a bunch of Republicans why *this* was the thing that broke the camel’s back with Cawthorn.
Their response: the orgy & cocaine allegations implicated fellow Republicans. And some members were getting questions from concerned constituents — and spouses — about the claims. https://t.co/S2qPzk8fqD
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) March 31, 2022
Madison Cawthorn is a whole mess.
How do these morons get elected?— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) March 29, 2022
Madison Cawthorn said that Republican lawmakers in their 60s and 70s invited him to an orgy. Which is an obvious lie.
Oh, they probably have orgies. It’s just hard to believe anyone would invite Madison Cawthorn to anything.
— Steve Hofstetter (@SteveHofstetter) March 29, 2022
Despite Madison Cawthorn’s attempt to sex shame them, I, for one, think that Republican leaders in Washington, DC have every right to gather together to have group sex with each other.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 29, 2022
Even the Merriam Webster Dictionary became involved.
A ‘bump,’ in this context, may be defined as “a small quantity of an illicit drug when inhaled in powdered form at one time.” We do not enter ‘key bump’ as a fixed phrase, as it has not yet demonstrated wide currency of use.
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) March 30, 2022
basils_Herald
The issue with Cawthorn and the crux of the problem with American politics IMHO is that the majority of Americans are disinterested in their own government. When there are only 20-40 people at a caucus, it’s possible for someone like Cawthorn to show up with a possy of 15 superfans, get nominated to the ballot and wind up in Congress. I think more people should pick a team that they at least can tolerate (red or blue) and get more involved. Your opinion truly matters and the barrier to enter is honestly not that high right now
Polaro
He got in because he is handsome and in a wheel chair. Winning a house seat in many districts has little to do with merit, as so many of these congress people proves.
basils_Herald
It has nothing to do with merit and everything to do with showing up with friends. Congress, especially the House, is definitionally a popularity contest
jcool
i believe the meeting went more like this : madison these are the lies you’re allowed to tell – biden has dementia, hunter laptop blah blah blah, dems are all socialists, gas prices…..do not talk crap about republicans, that’s trumps territory exclusively
ZzBomb
Him, Boebert, and Greene will all be gone by the next election cycle. The thing that gets me, are these people who whine about socialism, will now get a lifetime supply of gov’t cheese lining their pockets paid for by us, the tax payers.
Polaro
I hope you are right.
THAT Steve
Common wisdom said Trump couldn’t win too so not enough work was put into motivating the base. Work against these monsters like they’re shoo ins just in case.
botolani
You don’t vest in a congressional pension until you’ve been in office for at least three terms, so if they lose they won’t be getting squat, thank goodness
Mister P
He must somehow know he isn’t that smart so he he tries to appeal to the part of his base isn’t that smart by making inflammatory remarks.
Polaro
Well, Madison can counter them all with naming names. I suggest he do it.
Harley
I’m sure miss Lindsey’s name would come up.
Paris in Santiago
Josh Hawley sèx with male staff , whèrès thàþ story
THAT Steve
I would so hate watch a Cawthorn-Haley porn.
Polaro
Just how many closet cases do they have? Grudgingly, I would, if being honest, also watch a Cawthorn-Haley porn. I assume it would require a sling…
lather
Best headline you’ve done in awhile.
He certainly is a very attractive guy in photos.
He speaks and kills any attraction whatsoever.
Tombear
Cawthorne has a spinal injury making him impotent. Why would anyone invite him to an orgy? Cawthorne is BS!
jcool
i’m guessing it involves a fantasy about face f*cking wheel chair ken doll
My2CentsWorth
That may be but it may also be that he is a committed practitioner and believer in “It’s better to receive than to give”.
Prax07
@Tombear Ever see the video of cawthorne punching a tree? They probably wanted him for fisting.
barkomatic
It’s depressing that a 26 year old who is still clearly growing up can affect so many lives. I think the minimum age for Congress in 2022 should be 35. Maybe in 1853 a 26 year would have been mature enough but not now.
Back on point, of course older conservative politicians are going to invite a young, handsome guy to their orgy. The fact that he not only declined but called them out probably means his career is over or will be greatly hampered. I guess overall that could be a win.
Kangol2
My question is, if Cawthorn is to be believed–and he is a garden-variety GQP liar, like so many in his party–who are these senior Repugs who are snorting coke like it’s going out of style and hosting all of these DC orgies? He absolutely hates Democrats so they aren’t to blame this time around. Since the GQP keeps bandying about Hunter Biden’s addiction problems, who’re the Repugs who are trying to entice a junior congressperson to use drugs and participate in orgies? Name names, Madison!
inbama
I’m surprised to hear a man paralyzed from the waist down would be invited to an orgy,
Are they wheelchair accessible these days?
Polaro
Slings, baby!
spunkfunker
Pass around party bottom!
CNY1983
SOMEONE in that REPUBLICAN ORGY CIRCLE must have heard about his reputation chopping and fluffing lines, he doesnt strike me as very sexual i.e. skinny and small.
My2CentsWorth
What he might be good at doesn’t require that he gets IT up – only that IT is kept out of the way.
TomG
I get the impression that the ONLY reason he was elected is because he is in a wheelchair and people took pity on him. Other than that he’s a total schmuck.
SoloMcDaniel
So the guy who got divorced after just eight months of marriage is now claiming there are drugs & orgies in DC. SUSPICIOUS.
white-queer-african
I wonder if the führer lover boy, and yes I am referring to H & T, will be re-elected?
No comments yet in his defense from the usual GOP praise singers? The internet must be still down in Russia?
@M*ntalMayer, dearie please check my grammar and spelling!
Mack
Maddie puts forth an accusation that you know must be about Republicans because if it were about Democrats he would be yelling from the rooftop with the other idiotic duo he hangs around with.
spunkfunker
He said that he doesn’t associate with Democrats in DC so this can only be about hi sown party LOL
spunkfunker
If Kevin is fine with the Coup Crew, but what Madison said is too far I am inclined to believe every word that Madison said! Kevin only speaks out against those who tell the truth.
Plus we all know that he went to it, got pounded at it, and is going back to the next one for sure. A Pass around party bottom has been born!
Essie
He is an uneducated moron. Telling lies is normal for him. Usually he is pretty much ignored by the repubs but this time he went too far. I would be very surprised if he is re-elected. They all now know he is too much of a loose cannon to risk another two years of his motor-mouth.