Leaders call for NC Rep. Madison Cawthorn to resign for role in Capitol riots
IT IS ALL AHEAD THIS SUNDAY ON
"MEET THE PRESS".
>>> 44,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED A
PETITION CALLING ON
A CONGRESSMAN TO RESIGN EVER
HIS ROLE OF THE DEADLY
RIOT AT THE U.S. CAPITAL.
MADISON CAWTHORN IS A
RISING STAR AND THE YOUNGEST
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
THOUSAND LAURA LESLIE SHOWS US
EVEN SOME WITHIN HIS
OWN PARTY SAY HE WENT TOO FAR.
>> WE WERE BORN FOR A TIME LIKE
THIS.
>> Reporter: FROM FIERY
SPEECHES TO SOCIAL MEDIA,
MADISON CAWTHORN HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE MAIN PROMOTERS
OF VARIANT'S FALSE CLAIMS OF
THE ELECTION FRAUD BACK
IN DECEMBER HE SPOKE IN SUPPORT
OF HAVING THE
ELECTION OVERTURNED.
>> CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN.
YOU CAN THREATEN THEM.
YOU CAN SAY IF YOU DON'T START
SUPPORTING ELECTION
INTEGRITY I AM COMING AFTER
YOU, MADISON CAWTHORN IS
COMING AFTER YOU.
>> Reporter: ON JANUARY 6TH THE
RALLY TURNED
VIOLENT, MADISON CAWTHORN URGED
THE CROWD TO RISE
UP.
>> I WANT THE COWARDS BUT
WASHINGTON DC TO HEAR YOU.
>> Reporter: NOW, SOME 35,000
PEOPLE SAY HE SHOULD
STEP DOWN ON BE REMOVED,
INCLUDING HIS DEMOCRATIC
OPPONENT.
DAVIS PUTS MADISON CAWTHORN IN
THE SAME
CATEGORY AS SENATORS JOSH
HAWLEY AND TED CRUZ.
>> THEY ENCOURAGE THE MOB TO
COME TO WASHINGTON.
EVERYONE SAW THE OUTCOME.
>> Reporter: CAWTHORN DID
CONDEMN THE RIOT.
BUT,
DAVIS SAYS IT IS NOT ENOUGH.
>> YOU CAN'T LIGHT THE FUSE
THEN DENYING
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS ARE
CRITICIZING CAWTHORN
TOO.
AFTER THE RIOT A SHERIFF
APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING
ENDORSED CAWTHORN, SO DID
ACTIVIST EDDIE HARWOOD,
WHO POSTED ON FACEBOOK "THE
BLOOD OF YESTERDAY ARE