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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Madison Cawthorn Responds to Leaked Tape: 'We Were Acting Foolish
Republican North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn has responded to a leaked video saying it shows him and a friend being crass, acting foolish and joking. The video spread on Twitter on May 4, 2022, and Cawthorn responded with a tweet attributing the emergence of the video to a campaign by the swamp of Washington
Cawthorn had earlier in the day said in a Twitter video there has been a drip drip campaign to cost him the GOP nomination in his primary as he seeks a second term in the House of Representatives. The 26-yearold Cawthorn was first elected to represent North Carolinas 11th Congressional District in 2020 and faces a primary on May 17. Cawthorn was trending on Twitter on May 4 after the video was posted online.
On Twitter, Cawthorn wrote about the video that some have been calling a sex tape, that A new hit against me just dropped. Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. We were acting foolish, and joking. Thats it. Im NOT backing down. I told you there would be a drip drip campaign. Blackmail wont win. We will.
The 30-second video shows a naked Cawthorn appearing to hump and thrust on a bed near another man. The video does not show any sexual activity between the two men. It appears the footage is being recorded by someone else in the room. Cawthorn can be heard groaning and yelling.
https://heavy.com/news/madison-cawthorn-responds-leaked-sex-tape-video/
Skittles
(153,220 posts)I have a REAL problem, however, when they are REPUKES who ROUTINELY JUDGE THE MORALS OF OTHERS.
RandySF
(59,414 posts)he is one SICK PIECE OF SHIT
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,666 posts)RockRaven
(15,031 posts)What part was supposed to be funny, and how exactly?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)ZonkerHarris
(24,264 posts)hlthe2b
(102,419 posts)How does one allow videotaping of private behavior that can be used in ways you do not wish-- no matter what it is--multiple times?
LiberatedUSA
(1,666 posts)While he could really be gay, and that is fine, I think he may have a thats so gay 1990s mentality (even though he wasnt even school age in the 90s). So these antics are a reflection of that making fun of gay. He does seem like at 26 his mind is still that of a teenager.
Of course, I could be wrong and he is gay and has not accepted it yet. Which would make him a hypocrite.
tanyev
(42,636 posts)Really stupid to film them at all, but also the kind of thing only the people involved would have. Unless they were jaw-droppingly stupid enough to send them out. Or maybe someone's phone was stolen?
gay texan
(2,478 posts)Some of the meanest people are closeted self loathing gay men.
They can't have what they want, so let's make every gay persons life miserable