The North Carolina representative is becoming one of the fastest rising stars in his party – but has also found himself condemned by some on his own side
. Yet that hasn’t stopped the North Carolinian, who at 26 is the youngest member of Congress, from becoming one of the fastest-rising stars in the Republican party.at the Save America rally which prefaced the violent insurrection at the US Capitol. His combination of fiery if often inaccurate political rhetoric and big-chinned, all-American looks have wooed Maga Republicans and inflamed Democrats in equal measure.
First, he verbally attacked Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president who has been widely praised for his response to Russia’s military onslaught.. “Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.” Both have been accused of misrepresenting their ties to the military. Both have been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. Both continue to lie about election fraud. They also share a passion for the spotlight and a generally tenuous relationship with the truth.
Before entering Congress, he had little work experience. He had worked at Chick-fil-A and part-time – though he has claimed he was a full-time staffer – for a congressman, Mark Meadows, earning $15,000 in 2015 and $3,000 the next year,the Washington Post. Cawthorn would succeed Meadows in North Carolina’s 11th district – after Meadows resigned to become Trump’s chief of staff.
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