North Carolina congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn wrongly said that James Madison signed the Declaration of Independence during his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night.
Cawthorn, a 24-year-old businessman who won the GOP waste in June, runs to fill the chair that previously belonged to Staff-no-White House Mark Meadows
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In his speech, he spoke of the achievements of other young politicians in history, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and James Madison.
“If you do not think young people can change the world, then you simply do not know American history,” Cawthorn said. “George Washington was 21 when he received his first military commission. Abe Lincoln, 22, when he first ran for office.
“And my personal favorite: James Madison was just 25 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence, ‘he said.
Madison signed the Constitution, not the Declaration of Independence.
“In times of danger, young people stepped up and rescued this country abroad and at home,” Cawthorn added. “We kept the line, scaled the cliffs, crossed oceans, liberated camps and cracked codes.”
Madison Cawthorn: “National leaders on the left have normalized emotionally based voices and a radicalized identity policy that rejects the dream of Martin Luther King.” # RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/02LF6xi5TR
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