Reclaiming the GOP's Spine with Congressman Madison Cawthorn
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
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🗓️ 4 February 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On the heels of an historic effort by the Grassroots of the GOP to censure RINO Representatives Liz Cheney & Adam Kinzinger, Charlie unpacks what it really means to be a Republican and a conservative in our current political climate and why it's important to have a backbone of steel when it comes to protecting the ranks of our movement. To that end, Charlie is joined by a Congressman with a literal backbone of steel—Madison Cawthorn, to discuss the Censure Vote and what it means for the party. They also work through the consequences of taking on the Uni-Party Cabal in Washington DC as Madison details his fight to stay on the ballot in North Carolina despite a concerted legal effort to remove him over the January 6th so-called "insurrection." For a true profile in grit and courage, listen to what America's Youngest-Ever Congressman has to say about keeping the faith in the midst of a bloody fight for our republic.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, Charlie Kirk here. In just the moment, we will have my friend Madison Cawthorne, the youngest man ever elected to Congress. He's terrific and he's a good friend of mine. But I just want to say Madison Cawthorne is a true American. We're going to hear from him in just a second because he is being targeted by major international groups and Democrat groups, I should say, but also have international implications, |
| 0:23.7 | to try to get him not to run based on that story we did a couple weeks ago where a lot of you said, |
| 0:28.9 | oh, Charlie, come on. It's not like they could disqualify people by just calling you an insurrectionist. |
| 0:32.6 | That is precisely what is happening to Madison and North Carolina. |
| 0:35.8 | Madison Cawthorne is here, Congressman from North Carolina. Buckle up, everybody. Here we go. Charlie, what you've done is incredible here. Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus. I want you to know we are lucky to have Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk's running the White House, folks. I want to thank Charlie. He's an incredible guy. His spirit, his love of this country. He's done an amazing job. Building one of the most powerful youth organizations ever created, Turning Point USA. |
| 1:01.2 | We will not embrace the ideas that have destroyed countries, destroyed lives, and we are going to fight for freedom on campuses across the country. That's why we are here. |
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| 1:22.9 | So what is a Republican? |
| 1:25.7 | Is a Republican someone that can just give themselves that designation? Can you all of a sudden just become a Republican? Is a Republican someone that can just give themselves that designation? |
| 1:29.6 | Can you all of a sudden just become a Republican, just like Michael Scott declaring bankruptcy? |
| 1:35.1 | Just because you say you are a Republican does not mean you are a Republican. |
| 1:38.8 | Now, I'm actually a registered independent. |
| 1:42.0 | I'm a conservative. |
| 1:43.4 | Do you get that? |
| 1:46.1 | A Christian first, then an American, then a constitutionalist I'm a conservative. Do you get that? A Christian first, |
| 1:49.7 | then an American, then a constitutionalist, and a conservative, and then a Republican. I don't vote for Democrats. That's not the point. I just have lots of problems with the Republican Party. |
| 1:53.5 | However, I am very pleased with what the Republican Party did in the last 24 hours. |
| 2:00.1 | Our friend who runs Turning Point action and also runs parts of |
| 2:03.9 | Turning Point USA and does a great job and is the chairman for the Arizona Republican National |
| 2:11.2 | Committee, Tyler Boyer, was involved in this now national news story. So what is a Republican anyway? Well, a Republican should be someone |
| 2:20.7 | that doesn't pander to the left that isn't trying to achieve the aims, ambitions, and goals |
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