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Far-right Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s tweet evoking veterans backfired.
The North Carolina Republican appeared to knock sending $40 cardinal of assistance to Ukraine with this station connected Wednesday:
Imagine if we spent $40 Billion connected veterans.
— Rep. Madison Cawthorn (@RepCawthorn) May 11, 2022In response, helium received a bid of searing reminders of his own voting against bills that assistance erstwhile U.S. subject work members.
“DON’T EVEN unreal you attraction astir Veterans,” responded VoteVets, a progressive PAC promoting Democratic subject veterans for Congress.
Other critics remembered his misleading run ads that spun his rejection by the U.S. Naval Academy.
In March, Cawthorn voted against a measure to supply $20 cardinal per twelvemonth to veterans exposed to toxins during their work https://t.co/ySn2OTuhJl
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) May 12, 2022Fact #1: The U.S. spends hundreds of billions of dollars a twelvemonth connected the VA.
Fact #2: Cawthorn is simply a subordinate of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and helium truly ought to beryllium alert of Fact #1. https://t.co/RJpxEJ8E7c
Imagine if we had a Congressman who, being a subordinate of the VA committee, didn't ballot nary for helping veterans with their debts simply due to the fact that the publication had excessively galore pages to read. https://t.co/P1PLkYLE5W
— Josh Remillard (@JoshRemillardNC) May 11, 2022We presently walk $340 cardinal a twelvemonth connected veterans, you ignorant jackass.
You besides ballot against veterans' benefits each accidental you get, truthful kindly fuck disconnected and halt utilizing our work members arsenic governmental pawns. https://t.co/95EGIrJMaV pic.twitter.com/KcSL5VbNsl
You ballot against Veterans EVERY CHANCE YOU GET. You adjacent voted against expanding attraction for those exposed to pain pits. DON'T EVEN unreal you attraction astir Veterans.
— VoteVets (@votevets) May 11, 2022Cawthorn voted against a large toxic vulnerability bundle which is arguably the astir important boost to seasoned healthcare since the instauration of the VA itself. https://t.co/ztUUijaiBM
— Steve Beynon (@StevenBeynon) May 11, 2022Imagine if Cawthorn could retrieve backmost conscionable 6 weeks agone erstwhile Republicans were demanding the U.S. nonstop assistance to Ukraine? https://t.co/CMifLqHrJE
— K.C. Banks - (Something Goes Here) (@kenbax47) May 11, 2022Dear @RepCawthorn: Unlike you, I’m a seasoned and didn’t prevarication astir getting accepted to the Naval Academy. Wanted to fto you cognize Democrats accrued backing to veterans past twelvemonth to $270 billion. https://t.co/XhTxT9Ka96
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 11, 2022
