Rep. Madison Cawthorn.Photo: Zuma/SplashNews.com
Republican Rep.Madison Cawthorn’s recent remarks about allegedinvites to Washington, D.C., sex partiesand witnessing other political leaders using cocainelanded him in hot waterwith House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy.
Now he insists his adversaries are twisting his words to sow discord among their party.
“They are terrified of Republicans taking back the House and seeing Leader McCarthy become Speaker McCarthy,” he said. “Their efforts to divide us will fail.”
“The culture in Washington is corrupt. Human nature is fallen. Compromising activities occur because when other people can place you in compromising positions, they control you. It’s all about power — but my colleagues and I are fighting that corruption,” he said.
McCarthy, 57, had reportedly said Cawthorn’s claims were “exaggerated” and that there was “no evidence behind his statements.”
Other lawmakers said that Cawthorn should name names behind the behavior he described.
He filed a lawsuit in response to the voters' attempt to prevent his candidacy.
Rep. Madison Cawthorn.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Earlier this month, McCarthy separately scolded Cawthorn for calling Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyya “thug” —a viral commenthis office subsequently clarified.
“Madison is wrong,” McCarthy told reporters after the “thug” comment drew widespread criticism as Ukraine continued to defend itself against ongoing Russian attacks. “If there’s any thug in this world, it’s Putin.”
“I will not back down to the mob, and I will not let them win,” he said. “I will continue fighting for many years to come.”
source: people.com
