Madison Cawthorn Tries To Beat Up Dead Tree In Weird Video

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March 9, 2021, 6:12 am

Video of freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn punching a tree in what can only be described as an impressively fragile display of masculinity has resurfaced, and nobody knows what to do with it.

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The footage has since been deleted from Cawthorn’s Instagram, but is reportedly from a trip to Europe he took in late 2018.

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In the video, he can be seen just beating the crap out of some random, rotting tree in the woods, for no apparent reason other than to simply prove that he can.

Cawthorn is often described as one of the “rising stars” of the modern Republican party, stirring up controversy, exacerbating divisions, and always making sure to loudly criticize anything any Democrat does. He’s following the Trump playbook, and everyone seems to either love him or loathe him for it, with very little middle ground.

Watching him beat up a tree is leaving people with more reason to mock him than praise him, as it’s truly a “wtf” type of moment.

I know it’s a dead tree. Just pointing out that the guy does not know how to throw a punch. He does, however, seem to be very good at throwing temper tantrums.

— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) March 7, 2021

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I’m not sure why this is happening, but I’m here to say that as a biologist, that tree contributed more to the world than Madison Cawthorn could ever hope to accomplish. > https://t.co/ruKNKAqRRW

— Kim (@kikacol) March 6, 2021

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The fact that the tree looks like it’s rotting makes the whole thing more hilarious.

The skill sets they prize are not those society rewards

— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) March 5, 2021

Also, the tree is rotting.

— His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, CDR Sir Samuel Vimes (@BklynMichael42) March 6, 2021

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Yep. They’re happy to punch skinny dead trees, immigrant children, minimum wage workers, public school teachers, the homeless, people battling addiction, healthcare workers … typical bullies.

— RosieTRobott (@RosieTRobott) March 6, 2021

And we can’t forget that he not only had someone else record this, but willingly posted it to social media. Come on.

Because he thinks beating a tree with steel studs in his glove-knuckles is super-duper awesome and bad-ass. Tress don’t hit back (usually)…it would be hysterical if he chopped it in half and the top fell on him.

— Cat Daddy (@JeffMiles8) March 6, 2021

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Perhaps the best responses were the tweets suggesting reasons he may have been punching at this poor tree to begin with.

I hope he sweeps up after making that mess, don’t want to be making a fire hazard!

— attilla the hun (@Attilla_dehun) March 6, 2021

— Shelby Kent-Stewart (@ShelbyKStewart) March 6, 2021

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That’s a lie…he only had access to the magazine when he visited his dentist and secretly stole them. He has been banned from that office indefinitely. pic.twitter.com/5Pe6dL00Ux

— Antonio Broccoli Porto (@sabattino1955) March 7, 2021

Hence, why he’s beating off this wood.

— Ravin Boodram (@rvbdrm) March 6, 2021

for every guy who says how could a guy in a wheelchair really be able to intimidate a woman…imagine…being a young coed on a long country road in the middle of nowhere with this kind of rage being unleashed on you. Imagine those 30 some-odd girls who felt this rage…

— Marianne O’Hare (@MAOHare) March 7, 2021

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One-termite Member of Congress.

— Dave Merritt (@GoldenSeals) March 6, 2021

Thanks for the laugh, Madison!

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*First Published: March 9, 2021, 6:12 am