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Politics

Cawthorn Joins Firebrand GOP Colleagues On Far-Right Media

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On Telegram, the 25-year-old Hendersonville lawmaker joins like-minded figures on the far-right fringe of the Republican Party, including former QAnon-proponent Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Politics

#NC11: Cawthorn Mingles With Far-Right Fringe

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Conservative congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn, scheduled to speak Wednesday at the GOP national convention, traveled to Texas last month to...