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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

Madison Cawthorn pulls himself out of his wheelchair during Trump rally in North Carolina

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Embattled Republican Representative Madison Cawthorn closed his speech at a rally for former president Donald Trump in North Carolina by pulling himself out of his wheelchair with the help of two aides.

Mr Cawthorn, who uses a wheelchair after he was injured in a car crash, spoke to a crowd in Selma before Mr Trump’s address on Saturday evening. The freshman Republican, who is the youngest member of Congress elected, was speaking to the crowd about the upcoming midterm election.

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