McCarthy: Cawthorn had 'no evidence' for orgy allegations, has 'got to turn himself around'
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-N.C.) allegations of being invited to orgies and seeing people do cocaine were unfounded and that he would not rule out further disciplinary action for the 26-year-old freshman member.
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McCarthy to speak to Cawthorn after orgy comment sparks GOP frustration
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McCarthy: Cawthorn had 'no evidence' for orgy allegations, has 'got to turn himself around'
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy assured his members he would speak with firebrand freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn after lawmakers voiced frustrations about his comment that politicians he "looked up to" invited him to an orgy and used hard drugs.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged to speak to Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) about his allegation that people in Washington, D.C.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to speak with Rep. Madison Cawthorn after the latter claimed that he witnessed Washington elites engage in hard drug use and solicit attendees for orgies.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday condemned Rep. Madison Cawthorn for publicly suggesting that since he came to Washington he received invitations for orgies and witnessed cocaine use by prominent people on Capitol Hill.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday said Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s (R-N.C.) allegations of being invited to orgies and seeing people do cocaine were unfounded and that he would not rule out further disciplinary action for the 26-year-old freshman member.
A line has been crossed — so says House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after getting Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) to confess that those cocaine and orgy allegations he lobbed against his…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has told GOP colleague North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn to “straighten his life out” and hasn’t ruled out further disciplinary after the freshman congressman backtracked on claims he made in an interview that politicians invited him to an orgy and did…
"I just told him he's lost my trust, he's gonna have to earn it back," McCarthy told reporters after a roughly 30-minute meeting with Cawthorn on Wednesday.
