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Rep. Madison Cawthorn: Lingerie Party Pics Were From A 'Goofy' Game On A Cruise

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• Madison CawthornAmerican politician and member of the US Congress since 2020

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) said Friday that photos published by Politico showing him wearing women’s lingerie were “goofy vacation photos taken during a game on a cruise.”

The political news site had published the images earlier Friday, noting they were taken in what “appears to be a party setting.” The site juxtaposed the photos with comments the congressman has made about adhering to “traditional values.”

Politico said the pics were given to the outlet by a person formerly close to Cawthorn and his campaign and were confirmed by a second person who also was formerly close to Cawthorn.

However, the website admitted it was still unclear exactly when the photos were taken.

New this afternoon for @POLITICO. https://t.co/Qp6V26wNI6

— Michael Kruse (@michaelkruse) April 22, 2022

However, anyone expecting this to be a clue to Cawthorn’s earlier claims that Washington insiders have invited him to do cocaine and participate in orgies might be disappointed after the North Carolina Republican’s response to the story.

In a tweet posted after the article went live, Cawthorn said the pictures were just “goofy vacation photos during a game on a cruise” that he says “were taken waaay before I ran for Congress.”

I guess the left thinks goofy vacation photos during a game on a cruise (taken waaay before I ran for Congress) is going to somehow hurt me?

They're running out of things to throw at me...

Share your most embarrassing vacay pics in the replies🤦‍♂️https://t.co/YicRk0Albu

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) April 22, 2022

The photos aroused attention on social media, but many people noted that the eyebrow-raising factor wasn’t that Cawthorn partied in lingerie but the hypocrisy suggested by the images.

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