Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., on Sunday warned that there will be "bloodshed" in future elections while echoing former President Donald Trump's false claims about "rigged" votes.

"The things that we are wanting to fight for, it doesn't matter if our votes don't count," Cawthorn said. "Because, you know, if our election systems continue to be rigged and continue to be stolen, then it's going to lead to one place — and it's bloodshed."

"I am willing to defend our liberty at all costs, and I would take up arms against a fellow American for the sake of our freedoms," he said.

Cawthorn, who spoke at Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally on January 6, also called detained rioters "political hostages" and "political prisoners."

"The big problem is, we don't actually know where all the political prisoners are," he said. "So if we can't actually be able to go there and try to bust them out."

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/31/fellow-republican-rips-freshman-gop-rep-madison-cawthorn-over-insane-threat-of-bloodshed/