GOP Lawmaker Claimed 'Democratic Machine' Paid Capitol Rioters to Make Trump Look Bad

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, newly elected Republican North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn told conservative talk radio program The Charlie Kirk Show that the "Democratic machine" had placed "agitators" among the mob in order to make Trump and his followers look bad.

"I believe that this was agitators strategically placed inside of this group—you can call them Antifa, you can call them people paid by the Democratic machine—but to make the Trump campaign, the Trump movement, look bad, and to make this look like it was a violent outrage, when really the battle was being fought by people like myself and other great patriots who are standing up against the establishment and standing up against this tyranny that we see in our country," Cawthorn said on the program.

Cawthorn also said that he carried multiple loaded weapons that day in the U.S. House chambers. His remarks went largely unnoticed until Sunday, when The Asheville Watchdog first reported them. His claims have also been contradicted by the FBI.

The claim that Antifa—that is, anti-fascist protestors—and Democratic-sponsored instigators were involved in the riots has been repeated by Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican Alabama Representative Mo Brooks, pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood and numerous Trump supports on social media.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmaker-claimed-democratic-machine-paid-capitol-rioters-to-make-trump-look-bad/ar-BB1cRPIz?li=BBnb7Kz

Were you born a shithead or did you have to work at it?

[muntrv]

1. Yeah, 'cuz Democrats want to keep Trump as president.

[Lefta Dissenter]

6. Exactly! That's what doesn't make a SMIDGEN of sense!

Why would we disrupt the certification of our win?

[StClone]

10. Nutty like most everything RePukes, Trumpanzees and T-Wrecks himself say

[dawg day]

2. All those "multiple weapons" didn't seem to protect him much

It took Pelosi's swift action in ordering everyone out that saved his butt.

[bullimiami]

3. Show proof or stfu.

[Bluethroughu]

11. These liars need accountability

Everyone there that day paraded through the court on TV, to show America the traitors amongst them, and every Congress person involved with inciting investigates, expelled, and tried.

It's the only way these traitors will learn their lesson.

[onenote]

4. The dim bulb competition amongst Republicans is heating up.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Nazi boy says what?

Incitement of insurrection, Maddie.

[Irish_Dem]

7. These lies are killing Americans and America.

They must start telling the truth.

[Celerity]

8. nazi in a wheelchair says wot

this fucker is another clear and present danger

In December, Cawthorn told a conference of young Republicans to "lightly threaten" Congressional members who didn't challenge Biden's election victory.

"Say, 'If you don't support election integrity, I'm coming after you. Madison Cawthorn's coming after you. Everybody's coming after you,'" Cawthorn said, according to The Asheville Watchdog.

In a January 4 Facebook post, Cawthorn wrote, "The future of this Republic hinges on the actions of a solitary few.... It's time to fight."

[Bluethroughu]

14. Sounds like time for prison traitor.

[Wednesdays]

18. Nazi in a wheelchair, eh?

[Celerity]

24. superb movie nt

[Walleye]

9. OK let me get this straight, we paid the rioters to violently interrupt the certification

Of a newly elected president from our party. We didn’t do anything to make Trump look bad except beat his ass in the election. This antifa obsession is straight out of Orwell

[underpants]

20. Yep the old double end around hide the ball fake punt play

They never see that one coming.

[Make7]

12. The tyranny of democratic elections shall not stand!

"... really the battle was being fought by people like myself and other great patriots who are standing up against the establishment and standing up against this tyranny that we see in our country," Cawthorn said.

[Arne]

13. Could he just slip and shoot his balls off, please.

[MagickMuffin]

15. Ya Know that makes as much since as Hillary worked with the Russians to rig the election he "won"

Up is down

They are masters of delusion!

[CRK7376]

16. At least he's not my Representative....but

then I have Virginia Foxx as a Rep and she is as crazy a loon as this newcomer to the Repug party. All of the crazy!!!!!!!!!

[underpants]

19. Haven't heard much from her lately

but she will really need to up her game just to keep up with Gohmert let alone Cawthorn and a couple others.

[Ohiogal]

17. These loons have lost their freaking minds.

[blm]

21. Madison Cawthorn - Spokesmodel for Uneducated Nazi Youth

[Turbineguy]

22. Screwie Louie

got his-self some competition!

[Cha]

23. Lock Cawthorn's Filthy Lying Mouth

UP! & throw away the damn key.

[BlueIdaho]

25. That little Nazi doesn't have a leg to stand on...

I think we can all see that.