Representative Steve WomackStephen (Steve) Allen Womack Arkansas Legislature Splits Little Rock into GOP-Guaranteed Movement Motion Funding Threatens National Guard Operations Overnight Defense: 6B Pentagon Expenditure Account Advance | Navy nominee secretary goes through the hearing | Obstacles rise in Capitol fundraiser for security Other members also said they were upset by Cawthorn’s allegations. In response, McCarthy said he would speak to Cawthorn about the racist comments. Politico first mentioned the exchange. Cawthorn’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He was not present at the conference meeting. The 26-year-old lawmaker made a splash after appearing on the Warrior Poet Society podcast last week and was asked if Netflix’s TV drama “House of Cards” was “closer to a documentary.” “I look at all these people, many of those I have looked at in my life, I have always paid attention to politics,” Cawthorn said. “Then all of a sudden they call you, ‘Well, we’re going to have sex in one of our houses, you have to come.’ “I say, ‘Why did you ask me to come?’ continued Cawthorn. “And then you realize that they are asking you to come to an orgy.” He added that he has seen people who support the fight against addiction make cocaine in front of him. A Womack spokesman told The Hill he was “deeply moved” to respond to Cawthorn’s comments. The comment on the orgy is the second case in recent weeks in which House Republicans have reprimanded a Cawthorn statement. In a video released by North Carolina’s local news agency WRAL earlier this month, Cawthorn was seen calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “trump card.” “Remember Zelenskyy is a trump card,” Cawthorn said. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and incredibly evil and promotes ideologies that are awakening.” McCarthy addressed the “cervical” comment in a press conference. “Madison is wrong. If there is one criminal in this world, it is Putin,” he said. The Republican leader added, however, that he still supports Cawthorn’s re-election campaign.
