"Madison Cawthorn Admitted He 'Exaggerated' Orgy Story":

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Madison Cawthorn Admitted He ‘Exaggerated’ Orgy Story
March 30, 2022 at 4:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 5 Comments

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) admitted suggestions that his colleagues have done cocaine and invited him to orgies were “exaggerated” in a tense meeting with Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Axios reports.

Said McCarthy: “I just told him he’s lost my trust, he’s gonna have to earn it back, and I laid out everything I find is unbecoming. And, you can’t just say ‘You can’t do this again.’ I mean, he’s, he’s got a lot of members very upset.”

He added: “It’s just frustrating. There’s no evidence behind his statements. And when I sit down with him… I told him you can’t make statements like that, as a member of Congress, that affects everybody else and the country as a whole.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2022/03/30/cawthorn-admitted-he-exaggerated-orgy-story/

[Wingus Dingus]

1. I want to hear little Maddie admit publicly that he's a liar.

A report from McCarthy isn't going to cut it.

[SoCalDavidS]

2. Such A Letdown For His Fellow repubs

They all wanted in on these orgies and cocaine parties.

[lame54]

3. But he is ok to call Nancy a drunk...

No emergency meeting then

[randr]

4. A bit of tell in this way late reaction

It must have gotten close to the truth for any reaction at all. Lies are the norm over in the perv camp and draw no condemnation.

[Hekate]

5. I rejoice at evidence that "Republicans are in disarray"

[spooky3]

12. I'm sure we will see lots of media articles with this theme.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Why would anyone believe this liar?

Link to tweet

[Duncanpup]

7. Well Kevin you have lost the trust of America

[global1]

8. Hmmmmm....."He's Got A Lot Of Members Very Upset"....

Particularly those that might be caught up in the orgies and cocaine use or - on the other hand - those that may now have to lay low and not attend the orgies and partake in the cocaine.

[djtexas]

9. Cawthorn orgy

Maybe his left hand and right hand constitute an orgy in his world

[MustLoveBeagles]

11. *snort*

[targetpractice]

13. Careful... Someone's gonna slap you, djtexas.

[MustLoveBeagles]

10. A Republican lied?

Who'd have thunk it?

[Miguelito Loveless]

14. So what part was exaggeration?

That he was invited? Crystal meth, not cocaine?

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Yes

In this case "exaggerated" = "I made the whole thing up".

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yep, "exaggerated" is not denial.

Some part of Cawthorn's claim was over-blown. But, they didn't flat-out deny any of it. My bet is that they went off into individual rooms to have sex, rather than having it all in one room at the same time, so technically not an "orgy."

[keithbvadu2]

16. Actually::::: You're uninvited.

Actually::::: You're uninvited.

[chowder66]

17. If this was flipped, Republicans would demand investigations.

[patphil]

18. Apparently they're not upset enough to toss his ass out of the House.

Just upset enough to tell him he's been a bad boy, and not to do it again...at least until after the election.

[kairos12]

20. McCarthy worried about Cawthorn's orgy comments,

not about his attempts to destroy democracy at 6 January rally.