If you had asked me a month ago to come up with topics that could make House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy publicly reprimand a Trump-supporting member of the House, I doubt I would have ever come up with cocaine and orgies. So, congratulations are in order for that firebrand Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C. Where the insurrection and a speaking gig at white nationalist event have failed, you, my friend, have found success.
Our story begins where many of the freshman congressman’s troubles begin — with his love-hate relationship with the truth. To understand the disturbing nature of this pattern, you only have to look at how he disparaged his best friend, Brad Ledford.
Recounting a 2014 car crash in which Cawthorn was a passenger and Ledford was the driver, the congressman told a crowd in 2017 that Ledford ran for safety as the vehicle burst into flames, leaving him behind to die.
