Welcome To The Carnival Barker’s MAGA Revival Tour

By Heather — April 10, 2022

So, how stupid are the members of the Trump MAGA cult that still flocks to his rallies? This stupid apparently.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn stood up from his wheelchair at a Trump rally in North Carolina:

Rep. Madison Cawthorn stood up from his wheelchair at a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina on Saturday.

"My friends, this country can change very quickly. And it may seem impossible, people tell me that it's impossible to change the direction of our country. That it's impossible to root out the corruption in our government," Cawthorn said in his speech.

Two aides then helped him to stand as he propped himself up on a metal walking frame.

"But my friends, God spared my life. He has given me the strength to stand before you today, so do not lecture me on what is impossible!" Cawthorn said to the cheering crowd.

In a dramatic reenactment of a move seen in churches of televangelists, Madison Cawthorn performs a miracle and stands using his arms, the help of two aides, and metal braces to show that “with God anything is possible!” pic.twitter.com/gAMSVXHqtF

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) April 9, 2022

Makes you wonder if you're watching a political rally, or something more like this:

Gotta' love some of the responses on Twitter:

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— I STAND WITH UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸🇺🇸💉💉💉 (@catalishus2) April 9, 2022

It’s a carnival. A tent revival full of hucksters & grifters. The Republican Party should be ashamed. They should be embarrassed. They should want more for the country than this traveling side show.

— PoliticsGirl (@IAmPoliticsGirl) April 10, 2022

Yeah, he stole this scene from "Pearl Harbor". pic.twitter.com/nLRlczCa4s

— Former Donald J Asshat (@dbasshat) April 9, 2022

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— Guam Marines Do It in the Jungle (@DReadyMixPilot) April 9, 2022

They are all for show. It's all performance art. Reagan showed them that and Trump perfected it. They perform tricks so nobody examines who is behind it all. I want a political party that has some substance.

— Clair cognizant 🇺🇸 🌊 Vaxxed AF (@CarolynGarman5) April 10, 2022

“We are forgetting that January 6th was very much a religious event—white Christian nationalism on display. We must remember that fact. Bc evidence is mounting that white Christian nationalism could provide the theological cover for more events like it.” https://t.co/Nn8nRtL3FI

— Paulina🌻 (@TrefaultPaulina) April 9, 2022

See #2. This is cult sh!t. pic.twitter.com/9Zk7EOLnQ4

— Dave Troy 🌻 (@davetroy) April 9, 2022

I hate it when that happens... pic.twitter.com/bTpMeOWX9W

— Tom Ralston (@trralston) April 10, 2022

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