GOP Lawmaker Claims There Will Be ‘Bloodshed’ if Elections ‘Continue To Be Rigged’
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is pushing for states to implement new so-called election security measures and warning that failure to do so could lead to violence. “If our election systems continue to be rigged…
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) is pushing for states to implement new so-called election security measures and warning that failure to do so could lead to violence.
“If our election systems continue to be rigged, continue to be stolen, then it’s going to lead to one place, and it’s bloodshed,” Cawthorn said during an event in North Carolina on Sunday.
He added, “And I will tell you, as much as I am willing to defend our liberty at all costs, there’s nothing that I would dread doing more than having to pick up arms against a fellow American. And the way that we can have recourse against that is if we all passionately demand that we have election security in all 50 states.”
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Luke Ball, a spokesman for Cawthorn, told CNN the Congressman was “CLEARLY advocating for violence not to occur over election integrity questions.”
“He fears others would erroneously choose that route and strongly states that election integrity issues should be resolved peacefully and never through violence,” he added.
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly alleged that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through widespread fraud.
Despite his claims, several recounts and legal challenges