Cawthorn at CPAC says Dems want to turn U.S. into ‘Communist ash heap’

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., didn’t mince words in his first appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), telling the crowd that “brutal and vicious” Democrats were trying to turn the U.S. into a “Communist ash heap.” 

"My friends. If we do that we will not have a country to inherit. We have to make sure our country is responsible or, my friends, we will lose this nation," he continued.  "They are trying to take away all of our rights and they are playing for keeps," Cawthorn said. He called for young conservatives like himself to "take responsibility" and make their voice known. "This new generation of young conservatives, we do not want a seat at the table to talk about, react to what Democrats do, we want to run the whole damn table," Cawthorn, who became the youngest House member ever to take office this year at 25, told the crowd.