A second former confidante of Cawthorn verified the photos. Screenshots of the photos were provided to the outlet by someone who used to be close to Cawthorn and his campaign. The photos, which were obtained by Politico show Cawthorn, with a vacant look in his eyes, wearing women's hoop earrings and a woman's necklace along with a bra and lingerie set. Last month, several photos emerged showing Cawthorn dressed in women's lingerie, chugging wine and surrounded by women. 'We will.'Ĭawthorn is facing an unusually crowded GOP primary for an incumbent Congressman, after facing several scandals. 'I'm NOT backing down,' he continued, adding: 'I told you there would be a drip, drip campaign. 'A new hit against me just dropped,' he tweeted on Wednesday night, explaining: 'Years ago, in this video, I was being crass with a friend, trying to be funny. Now, Cawthorn says the video - which has been viewed 652,800 times on Twitter - was a joke. Someone else - presumably the person taking the video - could be heard laughing in the background and telling Cawthorn to 'stick it in his face.' It shows Cawthorn, 26, screaming and chanting as he started thrusting against an unknown man's face. Wheeler, president of the PAC, said in a statement that the video was 'passed to us by a former supporter' of Cawthorn but would not name the source. Soon after, it started circulating widely on Twitter, according to WRAL.ĭavid B. The video was first published by American Muckrakers PAC, a political group that runs the Fire Madison Cawthorn website, ahead of North Carolina's May 17 primary. Madison Cawthorn responded Wednesday night to a video circulating on social media showing him naked and thrusting his pelvis at another man's head. Published: 06:40 BST, | Updated: 12:57 BST, Įmbattled Republican Rep. Cawthorn is now facing a contentious GOP primary as he runs for re-election.He is also being investigated for ethics violations after another video showed one of his staff members grabbing his crotch.Photos released last month also showed him in lingerie, for what he says was a game on a cruise ship.It is just the latest scandal the North Carolina Congressman has been embroiled in after he claimed that senior officials invited him to an orgy.Cawthorn has now said that the video - which has gone viral on Twitter - was a 'joke' from when he was 'being crass with a friend, trying to be funny'.Someone else in the background could be heard laughing and telling Cawthorn, 26, to 'stick it in his face'.He could be seen in the video screaming and chanting as he thrust his pelvis.Madison Cawthorn naked and thrusting his pelvis at another man's head
Video published by American Muckrakers PAC showed Rep.'Blackmail won't win': Madison Cawthorn defends himself after 'sex tape' is leaked showing him naked and thrusting his groin at a person's head as he claims he was simply 'being crass with a friend, trying to be funny'