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Conservative Lawmaker Caught Wearing ‘Drag,’ Viral Photos Reportedly Show

by Western Journal
April 25, 2022 at 7:26 am
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Madison Cawthorn May Face 20 Days in Jail After Charge Filed by North Carolina Police

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 01: Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) arrives for the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. During his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden will speak on his administration’s efforts to lead a global response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, work to curb inflation, and bring the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

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A news website has published undated images of what it says show Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina wearing women’s clothes.

Cawthorn later tweeted a reply suggesting the images were from a pre-politics cruise ship game, and their publication is part of a political smear.

The website Politico published the images Friday, setting them in context of Cawthorn’s past expressions of his Christian faith and his disdain for what he’s criticized as the loose moral principles of Washington.

He made headlines last month with comments about drug-fueled orgies he said were taking place among lawmakers in the capital that appeared to implicate Republican colleagues, but later issued a statement disavowing that impression.

In December, he announced he and his wife are divorcing after only eight months of marriage.

Politico reported it “could not independently verify the photos, which are screenshots of original images.”

The outlet reported the images “were provided to Politico by a person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign. A second person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign confirmed the origin of the photos.”

Cawthorn, 26, was an athlete in high school who has used a wheelchair since a serious car accident when he was 18.

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“The date the photos were taken is unclear, though they appear to show Cawthorn sitting in a wheelchair, indicating the event happened after his accident,” Politico reported. “In the photos, he is wearing a distinctive pendant necklace that has appeared in other images and videos of Cawthorn. The photos have started to circulate among political rivals.”

Cawthorn is seeking re-election, and faces a Republican primary on May 17. He has successfully fended off an attempt to keep him off the ballot because of the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the Capitol.

The Raleigh News & Observer published a story about the photos on Saturday, noting it had obained copies of the photos independently.

In a Twitter post, Cawthorn called the images “goofy vacation photos.”

I guess the left thinks goofy vacation photos during a game on a cruise (taken waaay before I ran for Congress) is going to somehow hurt me?

They’re running out of things to throw at me…

Share your most embarrassing vacay pics in the replies?‍♂️https://t.co/YicRk0Albu

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) April 22, 2022

“I guess the left thinks goofy vacation photos during a game on a cruise (taken waaay before I ran for Congress) is going to somehow hurt me? They’re running out of things to throw at me… Share your most embarrassing vacay pics in the replies,” Cawthorn tweeted.

The tweet contained a link to a report about the game Cawthorn referred to.

Cawthorn later replied to one of his critics.

My gender didn’t change when I put that stuff on.

And neither does anyone else’s. https://t.co/EVZbzZaMRt

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) April 23, 2022

The images drew scathing comments from many on Twitter criticizing their publication.

I’d expect to see these photos in a tabloid because they’re a bit embarrassing but a news outlet running them with seemingly no attempt to find out when/where they were taken is a bad look.

— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) April 22, 2022

Dems and RINOs are desperately trying to take out @RepMTG and @CawthornforNC because they’re two of the most effective members of Congress.

That’s why they’re endorsed by President Trump and backed by the American people.

I’m praying for them and I stand with them.

— Christian Collins (@CollinsforTX) April 23, 2022

Very normal and healthy that the corporate press has spent more time finding out what Madison Cawthorn wore on a cruise than whether POTUS is getting illegal kickbacks from his son’s dealings with the Chinese Communist Party.

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 23, 2022

Cawthorn’s office did not reply to the News & Observer’s requests for comment.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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