After meeting with Cawthorn on Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters the comments were “unacceptable.” “There are a lot of different things that can happen,” McCarthy added, referring to the possible consequences. “As soon as I told him that he had lost my confidence, he should win it back, and I stated what I found inappropriate. And you can not just say, “You can not do this again.” I mean, it has upset a lot of members. “ Cawthorn is a right-wing, controversial and Trump supporter. He made the remarks about orgies and drugs in an interview on a podcast, Warrior Poet Society, published online last week. Asked if Netflix’s House of Cards success for Washington’s immoral politicians and technicians seemed real, Cawthorn said: “The only thing that is not accurate about this show is that you could never approve a education legislation. quickly.” The 26-year-old added: “I mean, I’m a bit of a young guy in Washington, where the average age is probably 60 or 70 – you know, I’m looking at all these people, many of them I’ve looked at in my life – I’ve always paid attention to politics. “Then all of a sudden they call you, ‘Well, hello, we’re going to have sex in one of our houses, you have to come.’ I say, “What did you ask me to do?” And then you realize that they are asking you to come to an orgy “. The Republican also claimed: “You know, some of the people who are leading the movement to try to eradicate addiction in our country and then watch them do, you know, a major cocaine strike right in front of you and it’s like, ‘Wow, that it ‘s wild. “ “Key bump” is a slang term for a small amount of cocaine. McCarthy met with Cawthorn and Republican leader Steve Scalise present. According to the minority leader, Cawthorn admitted that some of his remarks were untrue or exaggerated. “In the interview,” McCarthy said, “he claims to have seen people do cocaine. Then, when he enters,… says he thinks he may have seen an employee in a parking garage 100 meters away. “It simply came to our notice then. There is no evidence behind his statements… I told him that you can not make such statements, as a member of Congress, that affect everyone else and the country as a whole. “ Cawthorn did not immediately comment. McCarthy has complained about Cawthorn’s comments to many House Republicans. The senators also participated. But on Wednesday, McCarthy and Scalise told reporters they would wait to see how Cawthorn behaved before considering disciplinary action. Scalise said: “Obviously, the ball is in his court in terms of how to respond, but we were very clear with the concerns we had.” Cawthorn is a vocal member of the strong far right in the Republican House. McCarthy plans to become a speaker next year. On Wednesday, a prominent Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, asked on Twitter why “Republicans are so shocked by Cawthorn’s alleged revelations about their party. “One of their members [Matt Gaetz of Florida, another fa-right congressman] investigated for sex trafficking of a minor and was quite well with[ith] that. “They caused more consequences for the members who voted for Trump’s ouster.”
