{"id":425043,"date":"2022-04-01T18:28:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-sen-tillis-backs-challenger-over-rep-madison-cawthorn\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T18:28:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:28:31","slug":"gop-sen-tillis-backs-challenger-over-rep-madison-cawthorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-sen-tillis-backs-challenger-over-rep-madison-cawthorn\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP Sen. Tillis backs challenger over Rep. Madison Cawthorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b145d0a0e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b145d0a0e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-sen-tillis-backs-challenger-over-rep-madison-cawthorn\/#%E2%80%9CGOP_Sen_Tillis_backs_challenger_over_Rep_Madison_Cawthorn%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;GOP Sen. Tillis backs challenger over Rep. Madison Cawthorn&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGOP_Sen_Tillis_backs_challenger_over_Rep_Madison_Cawthorn%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;GOP Sen. Tillis backs challenger over Rep. Madison Cawthorn&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Both of North Carolina\u2019s Republican senators blasted GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn this week \u2014 with one publicly endorsing his primary challenger \u2014 after the freshman lawmaker faced scrutiny over claims that his colleagues regularly snort cocaine and throw orgies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short of the most basic standards Western North Carolina expects from their representatives, and voters now have several well-qualified candidates to choose from who would be a significant improvement,\u201d Sen. Thom Tillis said in a Thursday statement obtained by The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe [state Sen.] Chuck Edwards is the best choice,\u201d Tillis added, saying that Edwards \u201cputs his constituents first\u201d and is a \u201chardworking conservative leader.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cawthorn will face off against Edwards and six other candidates in the May 17 Republican primary to represent the district, which covers the far west of the state. The district is considered solidly Republican, with the primary winner a heavy favorite in the November <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\u201cI believe [state Sen.] Chuck Edwards is the best choice,\u201d Tillis said.\" class=\"wp-image-21743375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cI believe [state Sen.] Chuck Edwards is the best choice,\u201d Sen. Thom Tillis said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tillis' statement called Edwards a \u201chardworking conservative leader.\u201d \" class=\"wp-image-21743411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Tillis\u2019 statement called Chuck Edwards a \u201chardworking conservative leader.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tillis\u2019 endorsement of Edwards comes as Cawthorn faces heavy backlash from Republican leadership over his claim that fellow lawmakers have invited him to take part in sex parties and done drugs in front of him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sexual perversion that goes on in Washington. I mean, being kind of a young guy in Washington, where the average age is probably 60 or 70 \u2014 [you] look at all these people, a lot of them that I\u2019ve looked up to through my life, I\u2019ve always paid attention to politics,\u201d Cawthorn said during an interview <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xEEpnrZgoJU&amp;t=345s\">with the \u201cWarrior Poet Society\u201d podcast<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen all of a sudden you get invited. \u2018We\u2019re going to have a sexual get-together at one of our homes, you should come.\u2019 \u2018What did you just ask me to come to?\u2019 And then you realize they\u2019re asking you to come to an orgy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cawthorn, above, will face off against Edwards and six other candidates in the May 17 Republican primary.\" class=\"wp-image-21743382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Madison Cawthorn was also slammed for calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky \u201ca thug.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> \/ Warrior Poet Society<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He later added: \u201cYou watch them do a bump of cocaine right in front of you. And it\u2019s like, this is wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters that Cawthorn had admitted that some of his statements were untrue or \u201cexaggerated.\u201d At one point, McCarthy said, Cawthorn had told him that \u201che thinks he saw maybe a staffer in a parking garage from 100 yards away\u201d doing cocaine.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Cawthorn told McCarthy that the orgies claim was untrue as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-small-post is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?w=231\" alt=\"Sen. Chuck Edwards\" class=\"wp-image-21743427\" width=\"302\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=604 604w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=302 302w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=151 151w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Chuck Edwards will face off against Rep. Madison Cawthorn in the primaries.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook \/ Senator Chuck Edwards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just frustrating,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cThere\u2019s no evidence behind his statements. And when I sat down with him \u2026 I told him, \u2018You can\u2019t make statements like that, as a member of Congress, that affects everybody else and the country as a whole.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his endorsement of Edwards, Tillis made a point of saying Cawthorn\u2019s challenger will \u201cnever embarrass Western North Carolina with a consistent pattern of juvenile behavior, outlandish statements, and untruthfulness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChuck Edwards has demonstrated he serves with honor and integrity, and he always makes conservatives proud,\u201d the senator continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tillis\u2019 fellow North Carolinian Richard Burr also slammed Cawthorn on Wednesday, telling CNN that \u201con any given day, he\u2019s an embarrassment\u201d \u2014 though Burr added that he would not get involved in the primary. <\/p>\n<p>Cawthorn recently caused another uproar by referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as \u201ca thug.\u201d Last year, he also berated a staffer for Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) for accidentally listing Cawthorn as a bill sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>McKinley has since asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate Cawthorn\u2019s conduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Cawthorn has faced backlash over his comments about &quot;orgies&quot; and &quot;cocaine&quot; in Washington.\" class=\"wp-image-21743451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cawthorn has faced backlash over his comments about \u201corgies\u201d and \u201ccocaine\u201d in Washington.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Cawthorn\u2019s office did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment, the congressman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CawthornforNC\/status\/1509543302001049612\">posted a 30-second video on Twitter Thursday<\/a> saying he \u201ccontinues to stand up and fight for North Carolina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe radical left, the establishment, and the media want to take me down. Their attacks have been relentless. I won\u2019t stop fighting. I won\u2019t bow to the mob. They want to silence the America First movement,\u201d he said in the accompanying tweet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Tillis backs challenger over Rep. Madison Cawthorn&#8221; Both of North Carolina\u2019s Republican senators blasted GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn this week \u2014 with one publicly endorsing his primary challenger \u2014 after the freshman lawmaker faced scrutiny over claims that his colleagues regularly snort cocaine and throw orgies. \u201cUnfortunately, Madison Cawthorn has fallen well short&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":425044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/thom-tillis-madison-cawthorn-elections-comp-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[127411,52214,6864,72969,67844,127459,70289,127460,70922],"class_list":["post-425043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-1-22","tag-congress","tag-drugs","tag-north-carolina","tag-republicans","tag-richard-burr","tag-senate","tag-thom-tillis","tag-us-house-of-representatives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}