McCarthy rebukes Cawthorn over his claims that lawmakers have invited him to orgies and use drugs
CBSAPR 2022
This is outrageous, preposterous and dangerous. Ironically, Cawthorn said he had looked up to some of the people involved - considering this and his political affiliation it's clear he was referring to Republican senators.
Cawthorn went too far. Although the minority leader also called out Cawthorn's recent negative comments about Zelenskyy, he has stopped short of withdrawing support for Cawthorn's re-election bid.
Cawthorn has consistently been peddling a new brand of Trumpism. On one hand he vows to respect his office. On the other hand, he's used inflammatory far-right rhetoric. Cawthorn's savvy, sometimes Q'anon-adjacent statements are dangerous yet he might drive the very future of the GOP.