U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn seems to have finally struck a nerve with his party.
Since he first emerged on the political stage just a couple of years ago, the first-term congressman from western North Carolina has made a name for himself as a far-right extremist and overall embarrassment to the state.
And, for the most part, Republicans have said and done very little to distance themselves from him. Until now.
His most recent indiscretion – and the one that has most drawn the ire of his fellow Republicans – occurred during a podcast appearance last week where he spoke of “sexual perversion” among politicians in Washington, the kind you’d see on a political TV drama like “House of Cards,” Cawthorn said.
In the interview, Cawthorn alleged that some of his older colleagues have invited him to orgies at their homes. He also claimed that “some of the people who are leading on the movement to try and remove addiction in our country” have done “a key bump of cocaine” right in front of him.