The Good Liars, a comedy duo known for lampooning American politics with digs at Chick-fil-A, Scientology, Fox News, and even New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie, had Twitter rolling in laughter after posting a satirical memo addressing claims from North Carolina Republican Representative Madison Cawthorn about cocaine-fueled orgies with Washington's elite.
The memo, designed as if it came from the desk of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, claims that the week's "Cocaine Sex Orgy" has been canceled because SOMEBODY"–a reference to Cawthorn–"couldn't keep their mouth shut."
BREAKING: This week\u2019s GOP cocaine sex orgy has been CANCELED.pic.twitter.com/L5Pq7AncNC— The Good Liars (@The Good Liars) 1649092512
Cawthorn has refused to answer questions about his claims, only saying that he was invited to orgies and witnessed heavy cocaine use among politicians he's claimed to admire. He has accused Democrats of using his own words against him in an effort to fracture the Republican Party.
Cawthorn said that his claims, which he first made during an interview with the Warrior Poet Society, a self-proclaimed group of Republican "freedom fighters," were designed to call out corruption and "have been used by the left and the media to disparage my Republican colleagues and falsely insinuate their involvement in illicit activities."
His remarks raised concerns within the Republican Party and he was called for a 30-minute meeting with Republican leadership, speaking to McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise. Cawthorn has not responded to questions about what happened during the meeting.
The fake memo quickly went viral and was praised by social media users who'd followed one of the odder stories to come out of Washington in recent days.
Bummer.https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Currahee \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Currahee \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1649137015
There goes my trip to DC.https://twitter.com/thegoodliars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Mary Beth Daniels (@Mary Beth Daniels) 1649110919
Loose lips\u2026..https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Stanton Manzanares (@Stanton Manzanares) 1649130916
There's always gotta be a snitch that spoils all the fun, amirite? https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Vicki Queen \ud83d\udc51 of typos (@Vicki Queen \ud83d\udc51 of typos) 1649119861
Republicans this week: "Blabber mouth! Spoiling the fun."https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Bernard Jackson (@Bernard Jackson) 1649169970
Literally spit out my sparkling water while reading this. OMFG \n\nSooooo so random!https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— \u16d2iy\u00e1\u00e1l \u29d6 (@\u16d2iy\u00e1\u00e1l \u29d6) 1649123544
You\u2019d think not keeping your mouth shut would be a good thing, orgy-wise.https://twitter.com/thegoodliars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Hil.i.am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Hil.i.am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1649124273
I just can't stop laughing at this https://twitter.com/TheGoodLiars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Cindy & Oscar (@Cindy & Oscar) 1649129969
See, I think this means \u201c it definitely HASN\u2019T been canceled - everyone meet up at the usual place!\u201dhttps://twitter.com/thegoodliars/status/1511029632669208584\u00a0\u2026— Mistress Matisse (@Mistress Matisse) 1649110569
Cawthorn's remarks have apparently hurt his relationship with McCarthy, who said Cawthorn has "lost his trust" and that "he needs to take steps to turn his life around, or else there could be consequences."
Cawthorn has continued to assert that his statements were intended to criticize corruption in Washington, calling its existence "an indusputable fact."
