North Carolina insurrectionist Congressman Madison Cawthorn seems to have a bit of a fetish. He really likes the idea of conflict with his political opponents, and he really wants you to like it, too.

There’s never been any shortage of shocking stories and statements from the freshman Republican. But his statement, issued in video format, after the jury reached a verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is among the most shocking of all.

Cawthorn is confined to a wheelchair, and many have wondered if that hasn’t created some sort of “tough guy” syndrome to compensate for whatever it is he thinks he’s missing. But he has gone overboard.

The problem with the Rittenhouse verdict is that it sends a message to like-minded people that they can likely get away with doing the same thing Kyle did, even in situations where they create the danger themselves. In Kyle’s case, he’s the one who approached the scene carrying something he shouldn’t have been carrying to begin with.

Now, unfortunately, more “vigilante”-style conservatives will almost assuredly show up at any and every protest in America, and they will have the same goal as Kyle Rittenhouse did.

Madison Cawthorn is not helping the situation.

Just like Matt Gaetz and Paul Gosar before him, Cawthorn basically offered Rittenhouse a job working as a Congressional intern, which is already gross enough. Who knows? Maybe they’ll even fight each other over Kyle.

In the meantime, we need to be on the lookout for these folks’ fans and followers, because if they’re listening to Madison Cawthorn today, you just may be in trouble if you’re the kind of person who shows up at protests.

Watch:

Madison Cawthorn offers Kyle Rittenhouse “an internship,” says he isn’t guilty, and tells followers to also “be armed and dangerous.” pic.twitter.com/m3EHnp5EOD

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) November 19, 2021

Look at the smile on his face. This man is a menace, and he knows it. He just wants to make sure you know it too.

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