Madison Cawthorn

"I’m NOT backing down."

Officers confirmed the gun was Cawthorn's and said he cooperated with officers.

"If there’s any thug in this world, it’s Putin."

"The sons and daughters of America are not foot soldiers for your party's inept, geriatric despot."

"Now McCarthy is refusing to confront one of his members for calling for 'bloodshed' on behalf of the insurrectionists many House Republicans consider to be 'political prisoners.'"

"There's nothing that I would dread doing more than having to pick up arms against a fellow American."

"You have sacrificed the social, emotional, and psychological development of our children on the altar of wokeness."

"... I'll make sure consequences are doled out."

"I do believe the election was stolen."