Kevin McCarthy: Madison Cawthorn Is “Wrong” To Call Zelensky A “Thug” But I Still Support His Reelection

The Hill reports:

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Friday that one of his members, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (N.C.), is “wrong” for saying that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is a “thug.”

“Madison is wrong. If there’s any thug in this world, it’s Putin,” McCarthy said at a Capitol press conference when asked about Cawthorn’s comments.

Yet McCarthy confirmed that he still supports Cawthorn’s reelection. “Yes,” he replied. Russian state TV has seized on Cawthorn’s comments, according to NBC News.

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McCarthy calls out Cawthorn over Zelensky: “Madison is wrong” https://t.co/VRj6HsYOAp pic.twitter.com/JMTjoLMCU7

— The Hill (@thehill) March 18, 2022

If your comments are being replayed over and over by Russian state propaganda outlets…#ncpol https://t.co/esmVCroTOL

— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) March 17, 2022

Reporter: Madison Cawthorn called Zelenskyy a thug.. Have you spoken to him and do you support his re-election?
McCarthy: Madison is wrong…
Reporter: Do you support his re-election?
McCarthy: Yes pic.twitter.com/EfQlPokVmL

— Acyn (@Acyn) March 18, 2022