Tag Archives: Madison Cawthorn

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 …

Mediaite reports: Russian state TV is airing a clip of Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” on repeat. Cawthorn slammed Zelensky a week ago in a video that went viral online. He called him a “thug” whose government is consumed with wokeness and corruption. “Remember that Zelensky is a thug,” Cawthorn told reporters. “Remember that …

“I’m safe. As you know I believe in the Second Amendment as well as a lot of other members, so we are armed. We are in a safe location. I can’t disclose where. “You know obviously having the wheelchair I am able to carry many, multiple weapons at one time. “So you know, everyone around me is armed.” – Madison …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn is stumbling at home and abroad as his bid to play Republican kingmaker falls flat with voters and alienates colleagues. “His antics are wearing thin with his colleagues and with Republican voters,” a senior North Carolina Republican said. Among them are ninth-term Rep. Virginia Foxx, the top Republican on the House …

The Daily Kos reports: In the video, Cawthorn makes the partisan hack joke that Nancy Pelosi only has rules for others, and not for herself (likely something connected to the MAGA-bugaboo of mask mandates). He then jokes, “I’ll tell you, I have to work with her every day so please do pray for me.” He gets a light spatter of …

Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports: U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina told supporters he thought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a “thug” — a comment that runs counter to the overwhelming share of Republicans with a favorable view of the leader fending off a military invasion from Russia. “Remember that Zelenskyy is a thug,” Cawthorn said in a video …

The Charlotte Observer reports: The North Carolina State Highway Patrol charged U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn last week with driving while his license was revoked. Cawthorn faces the charge after a traffic stop in Cleveland County on March 3, according to Sgt. Chris Knox, a patrol spokesman. Around 10:26 p.m., a trooper saw a 2019 Toyota drive left of center on …

CNN reports: A federal judge on Friday shut down a legal challenge to North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s candidacy from a group of voters and advocacy groups who claimed that an old provision of the US Constitution banned him from running because of his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. This means the constitutional challenge against Cawthorn is …

Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports: Another formal attempt has been filed to keep U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn off the ballot in North Carolina after a similar effort was knocked down by North Carolina’s redistricting process. A pair of voters, backed by North Carolina attorneys and a national election reform group, filed the new challenge Tuesday with the North Carolina State …

“You know what, I believe in personal responsibility. If you sign the dotted line, I don’t care how young you were to take the student loan, then it’s your duty to pay it back. “But what we need to do is stop the bleeding, stop the hemorrhaging. We need to stop having these federally guaranteed student loans. “Imagine if you’re …

“I want our president to be loved by the America people. I genuinely do – whenever we elect our president. But what I truly want in a president is for the rest of the world to be terrified by him.” – GOP Madison Cawthorn, today at CPAC. The Associated Press reports: A formal examination of whether North Carolina Rep. Madison …

Politico reports: In a late Monday court filing, state attorneys said a provision of the 14th Amendment — disqualifying insurrectionists from holding federal office — is not a defunct Civil War-era relic meant to apply only to former Confederates but a guard against future acts of insurrection. In his lawsuit, Cawthorn claims the 14th Amendment provision was intended to apply …

“Tucker, they are actually very close. Now, what’s going on in North Carolina is that the state board of election, a panel of five people, is asserting that they have the ability to bar 740,000 plus Americans in my district from being able to elect me to send me to Washington to be their weapon to fight against the deep …

Raw Story reports: Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) warned officials in North Carolina that they could face “dangerous” consequences if he is removed from the ballot for his role in inciting a failed insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. “This is only going to lead to one place if you want to try and take the right of the people away to …

Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports: A formal effort to evaluate whether North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn should be disqualified as a candidate because of his involvement in the January 2021 rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol riot should be allowed to continue, voters and election officials told a federal judge. Cawthorn’s attorneys wrote in a Jan. 31 lawsuit that the …

Raleigh’s ABC News affiliate reports: Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn on Tuesday filed a new lawsuit in federal court aimed at those who are attempting to block him from running for reelection. The original challenge was filed last month by a group of North Carolina voters urging the state board of elections to disqualify Cawthorn because of his participation in the …

The New York Times reports: Mr. Cawthorn, 26, who is in his first term in Congress, has denounced the case as an egregious misreading of the 14th Amendment, but he has retained James Bopp Jr., one of the most prominent conservative campaign lawyers in the country, as counsel. Mr. Bopp, in an interview, declared the matter “the most frivolous case …

The Daily Beast reports: The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee took Wednesday as an opportunity to hold a virtual hearing on how toxic chemicals are killing U.S. soldiers. Rep. Madison Cawthorn took the hearing as an opportunity to clean his gun. Cawthorn, the youngest current member of Congress, fiddled with his black pistol while one witness explained how university medical researchers …

The Charlotte Observer reports: A group of North Carolina voters told state officials on Monday they want U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn disqualified as a congressional candidate, citing his involvement in last January’s rally in Washington questioning the presidential election outcome before a Capitol riot later that day. Lawyers filed a candidacy challenge of the Republican on behalf of 11 voters …

“The sick individuals spreading wild conspiracy theories about Congressman Cawthorn in the wake of his deeply personal divorce announcement are hateful and unwell. We’re not dignifying this baseless narrative with any further response.” – Cawthorn spox Luke Ball. Raleigh’s NBC News affiliate reports: North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn is back in the national spotlight for his story about a Russian …