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Freshman congressman who said 'it's time to fight' now condemns riot
An insurrectionist when it was convenient to be one. A hypocrite when sedition didn't work out so well. A moral thief and ethical coward.
1/8/21
Newly elected Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn condemned the violence at the Capitol earlier this week after encouraging his supporters to fight in the run-up to the insurrection. The North Carolina congressman spoke at the rally held Wednesday morning before the Trump supporters marched to Congress and ransacked the building, resulting in the death of one Capitol Police officer and four insurrectionists. “This crowd has some fight in it,” Cawthorn said. “And I am so thankful for each and every one of you.” “January 6th is fast approaching, the future of this Republic hinges on the actions of a solitary few,” Cawthorn tweeted late Monday. “Get ready, the fate of a nation rests on our shoulders, yours and mine. Let’s show Washington that our backbones are made of steel and titanium. It’s time to fight.”
Two days later, Cawthorn said his rhetoric had nothing to do with the violence in Washington. “I don’t feel I had any responsibility for them attacking the Capitol,” Cawthorn told WLOS, a North Carolina ABC affiliate. “It was despicable. They are thugs.”
An insurrectionist when it was convenient to be one. A hypocrite when sedition didn't work out so well. A moral thief and ethical coward.