Homophobic North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn sure made a fool of himself during his speech at the Republican National Convention last night. Now, after rewriting American history, he’s trying to rewrite his own history to make himself seem less stupid and more smart.
During his four-minute speech yesterday evening, the 24-year-old Nazi enthusiast touted the accomplishments of other young politicians in history, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and James Madison, who he mistakenly proclaimed signed the Declaration of Independence.
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“If you don’t think young people can change the world, then you just don’t know American history,” Cawthorn stated. “George Washington was 21 when he received his first military commission. Abe Lincoln, 22 when he first ran for office.”
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“And my personal favorite: James Madison was just 25 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence.”
25-year-old GOP Congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn hailed the accomplishments of young statesmen on Day 3 of #RNC2020, including his "personal favorite" James Madison, saying he signed the Declaration of Independence.
Madison was not a signatory. https://t.co/4obigmU9XA pic.twitter.com/6PUEPS3xFi
— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2020
Twitter was quick to fact check Cawthorn, who was homeschooled and only completed one semester at college before dropping out because of bad grades, on his error:
In his speech, Cawthorn said that at 25, Madison signed the Declaration of Independence.
Except, he did not.
https://t.co/TJBtduXZqt— Good Morning America (@GMA) August 27, 2020
Madison Cawthorn just falsely claimed James Madison signed the Declaration of Independence as part of his speech at the RNC
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 27, 2020
Madison Cawthorn, the 25-year-old Republican House candidate in North Carolina, declared “James Madison was just 25 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence.” Madison did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) August 27, 2020
FACT CHECK: James Madison didn’t sign the Declaration of Independence as @CawthornforNC said in his @GOPconvention speech. Madison did, however, write some of the Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.
— Ed O’Keefe (@edokeefe) August 27, 2020
Someone should inform .@CawthornforNC that 1) Washington was 20, 2) Lincoln was 23, and 3) Madison did not sign the Declaration. But…#MakeAmericaGreatAgain 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ pic.twitter.com/1Mpr96WmkY
— Tillie Maille (@MailleTillie) August 27, 2020
Cawthorn responded first by saying he had “ad libbed” the remark, then by saying, actually, no, he was just trying to give fact checkers something to do.
“About the Madison mistake: I ad libbed that line and meant to say James Madison was 25 when the Declaration was signed. Arguably my favorite founder,” he tweeted.
Shortly after that, he added another tweet that said, “After speaking all of that truth… I was afraid the fact checkers were going to get bored. I wanted to give them something to do.”
After speaking all of that truth… I was afraid the fact checkers were going to get bored. I wanted to give them something to do.
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) August 27, 2020
Charming.
In other Cawthorn news, several women recently came forward to accuse him of unwanted and aggressive sexual behavior.
One woman, Katrina Krulikas, said she went on a date with Cawthron in 2014, during which he took her to a “secluded field” and started interrogating her about her sexual history before pressuring her to sit in his lap then repeatedly kissing her against her wishes.
At the time Krulikas was 17 and Cawthorn was 19. She shared the story in a lengthy Instagram post last week:
Cawthorn responded by calling the story “disappointing”… and then admitting to it. He said he kissed Krulikas, but it was “just in a flirtatious way,” adding “If I did make her feel unsafe, I feel bad.”
He did not apologize, however, and then he questioned why she didn’t say anything sooner.
“If she had any problem with this, I don’t see why it wouldn’t have been brought up right away,” Cawthorn said. “I don’t really know what she was trying to insinuate that I was trying to do.”
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Cam
So he lied, got caught, and pretends it was intentional.
Typical Republican. Let me guess, next time he speaks he’ll plagiarize something from Michelle Obama.
IndependentThinker
Who ever gave you the name Karen – Cam was spot on. You have got to be the most negative person on here.
Cam
@IndependentThinker
Why sweetie, you’re the one who calls me that under your other screenames.
But it’s adorable that I point out the Republican candidate lied, got caught, and then lied again to excuse it and THIS is the best deflection you can come up with?
Chrisk
You know at this point I’d only be surprised if there were any honest Republicans speaking at the convention.
TomG
Keep dreaming, that is never going to happen. The GOP is now the party of lies, deceit, homophobia, and white supremacy.
jayceecook
I in no way want to diminish the negative experience that Katrina Krulikas had with this a**hole but I must say that she kind of lost me with the “older guy” and “two years of adult experience” bits.
Gurl, he was two years older than you and you were 17 which is as close to adulthood as 19. Actually I don’t even buy into the idea that at 19 somebody is a fully formed adult. Not even at 20 or 21. He may have been more “experienced” than you but that wasn’t because he was 19, it was because as you said, he started his sexual exploration at 14. Which, side note, is kind of (not) shocking given he’s a god fearing Christian.
Speaking of, the reason you had no idea what to do or had any dating experience is because you were a part of some weird Christian homeschool community cult that sheltered you from the real world. That also played a part in this unfortunate and inappropriate experience from your past. It would be in the best interest of all the young girls and even the boys growing up in the same kind of community you did to acknowledge that and call it out. Both Cawthorn and his holier than thou because I’m a Christian shtick is pure hypocrisy.
With his embarrassing appearance at the convention, Nazi fetish, and inappropriate behavior with women he should wheel himself right out of the race because he is not fit to be a member of Congress.
Chrisk
I read it. She actually sat in his lap saying he made her. Yeah, right. Then he tried to kiss her. You just know she was giving him all kinds of mixed signals.
I don’t see the crime here but she’s wearing it like a Metoo thing.
Cam
Your point about the homeschool community messing up these women is right on point I think.
Look at the wife of Josh Duggar. How many times did he get exposed for stepping out in her, but she just keeps staying home and pumping out kid after kid because they’re taught that women are there to serve.
arie570
No you’re right, including not to be fit to be a member of congress. But that hasn’t stopped most of those in there.
Mister P
Republicans have made it very clear they do not care about facts or the truth.
Heywood Jablowme
Cawthorn is probably going to pretend he was named after James Madison when we all know he was named for the mermaid in “Splash”! Yeah yeah, okay I realize she was named for Madison Avenue, which was named for James Madison, but I like it better this way… and I just wanted to give the fact-checkers something to do.
This disdain for “fact-checkers” fits right in with the modern Republican anti-knowledge, anti-science, anti-fact attitude.
dhmonarch89
in asking ‘why didn’t she speak up sooner….’ that’s easy- nothing would ever come of it- the police would have dismissed it so why bother, but since he became a national figure, something could now be done about it- people are told to make the best judgement on a person’s character when running for office- I think it”s their obligation if they know something to tell us.
Smith David
I can’t imagine how these people sleep at night. I’ve just heard hissing for the last three nights from a nest of snakes.
Creamsicle
I’m surprised he didn’t claim that he was being sarcastic, the way DJT did with at least one of the idiotic things he’s said in the past 6 months.
Mister P
He’s young. He’s still learning how to be as big of a dick as DT
jsmu
Gayface little Nazi says what?
justgeo
Anybody think he looks a lot like Max Headroom?
GayEGO
Madison Cawthorn is an obvious Trumpster who lies like Donnie does!
ShiningSex
Who cares about that POS? Roll him down a freeway
woodroad34
Hah!
barryaksarben
SO besides being racist aholes and liars does being in the gop mean you have an absolute terrible lack of any history esp of this country. Do they NEVER bother to fact check ANYTHING since they lie about eveything
hayesj
You don’t have to be stupid to be a Republican, but it does come in handy.
IndependentForever
A question to ponder. Are you born ignorant and stupid and became a Conservative Republican naturally OR as you become an adult and choose to be a Conservative Republican it turns you ignorant and stupid? He is a southerner too maybe his parents are cousins or even bro and sis. Facts just don’t seem to matter to those people. Truth and reality to them are whatever they come to believe through whatever process they use.
As far as unwanted sexual advances. It is more than one woman coming forward. If it was one that is one thing. Multiple women that is smoke and maybe someone should check for a fire. Actually even if it was just one it needs to be looked into. No one is perfect but BOTH parties electorate need to start sending higher quality character people to serve.
In true Republican fashion, his response did not include the phrase ” I’m sorry “. In true Trumpian fashion, his response was more of me, me , me asking why they waited until now. There is just something about the CONservatives where you swear they would they choke if they actually said or tried to say I’m sorry?
michael_totzke
I call BULLSHIT.
James
HE IS CREEP TRYING TO PASS HIMSELF AS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR. YUCK.
SteveM
Oh, let’s not be so hard on the poor boy. He can’t help being a certifiable a**hole. I hope he ends up in jail someday and gets gang-raped. The big balded-headed dudes would love to have him as their boytoy to pass around.
frapachino
Oh oh someone’s triggered because a white guy stood for the flag , unlike that coward Colin !
Cam
Hey Right Wing troll account. This thread is about a Republican candidate lying about American history. If you’re going to cut and paste a pre-prepared response, please try to make sure you’re on the right post.
Thanks for trying.
curiobi
This is just lazy, you are embarrassing yourself now.
Jon in Canada
All I have to say to Madison is this: Sure Klan, Sure.
amanwithanedge
NAZI ENTHUSIAST. ENOUGHT SAID.
Doug
He sounds so naive in his speech.
IndependentThinker
Cam’s WeightWatchers box of food must be delayed in the mail. He be hungry.
DK
Honestly, why is Queerty even writing about this guy? There’s hundreds of Republicans running for Congress, and nearly all are liars who support antigay policies and racist rhetoric. So what?
Do we really need to hear about every lie this dude tells simply because gays with no taste get hard ons for any and every bland whiteboy with a jawline?
BoylesqueBubble
The only reason it’s being written about on Queerty, is if you notice that since the guy is heterosexual the article is written by Graham who writes anything about straight guys. Check it out, the ONLY person writing obsessive stalker-ish and obsessive articles on straight men, is Graham. Here he’s writing about someone he dislikes but would still screw if they offered themselves up to him (do a google search and Graham looks like a registered sex offender with a voice to match) He’s only writing about him because he’s homophobic, and since Madison is, Graham when not wiping off his hands from the spank bank night of looking at pictures of him, feels the need to inform all of us of sh*t already out there in the news the guy is doing. He’s doing so because there’s nothing else on Reddit for him to drool over and “create” content from, concerning straight men who MIGHT like to get their butts fingered. Remember, Graham is a “serious” writer. It just grosses me out now obsessed he is with straight men, that it borders on creepy.
pavel20
wait, are you saying a man who doesn’t have a college education is running to be in the house of representatives?
paul dorian lord fredine
‘l meant to do that’, kind of a juvenile excuse. surprised he did cry ‘they’re picking on me because i’m handicapped.’.
ScottOnEarth
Typical republican – stupid, childish, dishonest and rapey.
bvick1636
But isn’t it funny how these people (in this case AFTER 6 YEARS!), get such a CLEAR RECALL of EVENTS that happened which make a candidate look bad JUST BEFORE AN ELECTION? I’m sure a man in a WHEELCHAIR FORCED A young woman out in a FIELD AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER! She admitted she was DISAPPOINTED HE DIDN’T REMEMBER HER at 1st. When she got the chance to be alone with such a GORGEOUS, popular man as MADISON, SHE LIKELY pushed him out in that field SO FAST he got DIZZY!
ShowMeGuy
Typical republican.
dougie
It’s a scary day in America when a Nazi like Cawthorn is a featured speaker at a political convention. Oh, and the others, too.
alphamaleii
hhhhmmmmm i wonder if trump picks on him an teases his ass now like he does all the other cripples now !!
Celtic
Interesting but not unexpected how Cawthorn must follow one lie with yet another. His appearance as a guest speaker at the RNC convention speaks volumes about the sheer dishonesty and lack of integrity within the Republican Party. Cawthorn’s abiltiy to walk back some of his FAKE comments, saying in effect he made those comments as red meat for the truth seekers, is pure b/s. Cawthorn fits the mold of the evil empire of the Republican cabal.
fredk
no pity for the guy in the chair. stop being a Nazi and grow up.
rbernard
Madison Cawthorn has no credibility and is just another dishonest republican hypocrite, standing in a very long line of Republican liars.
I give him credit that he acknowledges what he is – a dangerous unwise choice to elect into public service …
Invader7
So pretty boy now has NO credibilty or integrity !! Par for the course. They’ll do and say anything for their 15 minutes of fame. LIke the Nazi’s did !!
vinnieboiblue
Typical conservative….talks out of his rear and craps out of his mouth. Hypocrisy personified!
MikeGinMN
A sad little man with dreams of grandeur.
This is who the Republican Christian Conservative wants to see in Congress… and beyond. A handsome, vacuous , racist, misogynistic… a moron.
If he isn’t a ‘poster boy’ (or is it ‘poser boy’) for the modern conservative cause I don’t know who is. He is white, handsome, ill-educated, racist, misogynistic puppet… ready to lie, cheat and steal his way into a position of power… AND he’s handicapped… he’s in a wheelchair! (he gets the sympathy too!)… BONUS.
It might have been a perfect package… until he decided to open his mouth… in public… and ‘voice’ his opinion… THAT is where they all go wrong. When they try to be ‘charming’ or ‘intelligent’… it might work in their own little sheltered world of self imposed ignorance and bigotry… but in the real world… they tend to fail.