After days of Republican outrage over his comments on a podcast alleging that his fellow lawmakers were taking drugs and inviting him to sex parties, Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., finally spoke out on Friday.
In a long statement, however, Cawthorn made an effort to disassociate himself from his own remarks by asserting that the media and Democrats were the ones who fabricated the claims about cocaine use and orgies.
Message of Twitter
In a message uploaded on Twitter, he said that “my words on a recent podcast appearance calling out corruption have been utilised by the left and the media to criticise my Republican colleagues and falsely suggest their involvement in unlawful activities.”
Cawthorn said that several of his more senior coworkers had invited him to orgies while discussing “the sexual perversion that goes on in Washington” on the podcast.
In reference to one such alleged exchange, Cawthorn said, “I mean, being kind of a young guy in Washington, where the average age is probably 60 to 70, and I look at all these people, a lot of them that I’ve looked up to throughout my life — I’ve always paid attention to politics — then all of a sudden you get invited.”
We’re having a bit of a sexual get-together in one of our houses,’ he said. You ought to go. “What the heck did you just ask me to come to?” I ask. Then you understand that they are inviting you to an orgy,” said Cawthorn, 26.
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Drug Use
Additionally, the first-term congressman mentioned drug use that occurred nearby. “The fact that some of the movement’s leaders are engaged in efforts to combat addiction in our nation, and you watch them do a cocaine key bump right in front of you. And you think, “This is crazy.”
Last Words
Cawthorn’s comments sparked great indignation among Republicans in Washington.
