. >> reporter: adding to the scrutiny, more scrutiny about k cawthorn's educational claim, wiz websi. he said his plans were derailed by a car accident that left his paralyzed. in this deposition, cawthorn admits he was rejected by the academy before his zeaccident. >> i never said i was accepted or appointed to the academy. i knew i'd only been nominated at that point. i fully expected to be accepted and to be appointed but at that point, i hadn't received is. >> reporter: since winning a stunning upset primary in june, cawthorn has captured national attention. dubb ebed by some as the aoc one right. >> i believe conservatism boils down to personal responsibility. >> reporter: president trump didn't back him in the primary, he does not. >> the president and i are looking forward to having a productive working relationship. >> reporter: hosting cawthorn and his fiancee in the oval office and trump hotel. >> i got big shoes to fill right here. >> reporter: we spoke today to the anti-defamation league. they say they do not see much merit here to these accusations. they say it's very cle

cawthorn's website saying he was nominated to the naval academy, and his plans were derailed by a car accident that left him paralyzed. but, in this deposition related to the accident, cawthorn admits he was rejected by the academy before his accident. >> i never said that i was accepted or appointed to the academy. i just i knew i had only been nominated, to that point. i fully expected to be accepted and appointed. >> since winning an upset primary in june, cawthorn has captured national attention. dubbed by some as the aoc on the right. >> i believe conservatism all boils down to personal responsibility. >> while president trump didn't back him in the primary, he does now. >> the president and i look forward to having a very productive relationship. >> hosting cawthorn and his fiancee in the oval office and the trump hotel. >> got big shoes to fill right here. >> and we spoke today to the antidefamation league and they say they did not see much merit, here, to these accusations. they say it's very clear that he made, in that instagram post, that he was not sympathizing with the naz

you know, a symbol that's associated with white nationalists. >> cawthorn shooting right back tellinghe charlotte observer newspaper that the name of his company comes from rome and we can't let extreme ikists hijack history. he has also disavowed racist groups. >> as of now, i completely and wholeheartedly denounce any kind of nationalism, any kind of nazism. >> emphasizing the eagle's nest is a place where the nazi regime plotted unspeakable acts of evil. and in a statement to cnn, accuses davis of pushing conspiracy theories and bigotry. his belief that conservatives in his district are guilty of being white supremacists, until proven innocent, is dangerous to our democracy. his suggestion that i, a man in a wheelchair, would celebrate a regime that would have had me exterminated is offensive. cawthorn's website saying he was nominated to the naval academy, and his plans were derailed by a car accident that left him paralyzed. but, in this deposition related to the accident, cawthorn admits he was rejected by the academy before his accident. >> i never said that i was accepted or a

and north carolina congressional candidate madison cawthorn. in the 8:00 a.m.ill join me like on you how the 2020 race is shaping up. plus karl rove on what the republicans need to do to make sure their message resonates with voters. you're watching "mornings with maria" live on fox business. traded goods. tools, cattle, grain, even shells represented value. then currency came along. they made it out of copper, gold, silver, wampum. soon people decided to put all that value into a piece of paper, then proceeded to wave goodbye to value, printing unlimited amounts of money as they passed the buck to the future. that's why it's time for digital currency and your investment in the grayscale funds. go digital. go grayscale. maria: welcome back. the republican national convention wraps up night two last night, the theme, the land of opportunity. the trump family and secretary of state mike pompeo going to bat for president trump. it was a night of surprises, including a naturalization ceremony as well as a pardon. joining me now is arkansas senator, tom cotton. sena

north carolina congressional candidate madison cawthorn. you don't think i was comparing you to barack obama, only in the sense that you could really spring board your political career from having a great convention moment and you did. tell us what you meant when he stood up like that and said be a radical. >> you know what, i wanted to redefine this world radical. the idea that my ancestors fought and died for about 244 years ago for the revolutionary war are very radical now and if you have traditional values and you believe in the america that is great in the america that is the most profitable nation in the world that i think right now in mainstream culture you are a radical and i want to us to embrace that and move forward boldly and not be afraid to back down from the mob because we are radicals for freedom. jesse: that was a big moment that everyone was very inspired by. thank you for doing that. what was some of the reaction you have gotten from that moment when you stood? >> the reaction is exactly what i wanted to receive. a reaso

. >> reporter: hosting cawthorn and his fiancee in the oval office and trump hotel. >> i got big shoes to fill right here. >> reporter: we spoke today to the anti-defamation league. they say they do not see much merit here to these accusations. they say it's very clear that he made in that instagram post that he was not sympathizing with the nazis and as far as these two other charges made by his opponent, the betsy ross flag and the name of his company, they say there's a risk in assuming that any association with either of these things means that a person is an extremis extremist. now, anderson, these two candidates will face off in the next few weeks. their first debate where likely they'll come face-to-face about all this back and forth. >> sunlen serfaty, thanks so much. the news continues. i want to hand it over to don lemon for "cnn tonight." >>> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. thanks for joining us, everyone. every single day another lie, another conspiracy theory, another racist dog whistle. every day. it's like the groundhog's day for alternative realities. it is clear

lou: republican congressional candidate madison cawthorn rising from his wheelchair to stand for flag. the 25-year-old, he's partially paralyzed from a car accident, is running for mark meadows' congressional seat. some in the national left-wing media, however, didn't like his display of patriotism. naturally. a pbs reporter chief among them. she tweeted this, believe it or not. quote: he was a direct rebuke of actions by people including black athletes who are currently sitting out games protesting police brutality. joe biden today on msnbc seemed, well, confused about how race relations played out while he was in the white house. >> the last four years we weren't having racial riots. when they occurred, we didn't have to call on the national -- we protected federal property without hurting people. we moved in the direction that made sense. we -- and we had, we worked with police in dealing with -- look, the vast majority of police are decent and honorable women and men. but we have to deal with the real problems that exist out there and take them on. lou: the former vice president f

. >> sean: wow, madison cawthorne, live at fort mchenry tonight, tonight's theme america land of heros, vice president pence, donald trump expected any moment as we continue coverage from fort mchenry. >> college professor, coach, husband, son and father. i'm also a lifelong democrat but i support donald trump. let me be clear. i didn't come here for the popularity or the praise, the lights or the retweets. i'm here as a servant of god. a servant to the people of our nation and a servant to our president. i grew up in texas, a town that my great grandfather was the first black community member to settle and share cropper. early high school experience included fighting with skinheads and being the witness in an attempted murder trial after my friend shot a skinhead in self-defense. i remember my dad's bravery when he stood up against a kkk rally in my town. in my house, my father taught me to back down for no one. i know what racism looks like. i've seen it first hand. america it has no resemblance to president trump. and i'm fed up with the way he is important trade in the media. who r

profound images of disabled americans standing up during the national anthem, including madison cawthornho is fighting for a house seat, paralyzed in a car accident, he stood up too, i said you don't have to -- what's your reaction to a pbs reporter criticizing that? >> it's really disgusting to see that any of the media would have anything negative to say about an individual like madison, who proudly stands for our nation's flag. the flag is really a representation of the men and women who have fought for freedom, not only here in the united states but around the world. listen, our history is rich and diverse, it's what makes us the greatest nation this world has ever known. but we cannot do that if we bow to radicalism the way that democrats are trying to force us to do. democrats have doom and gloom. you saw kamala harris today with all of her lies and disgusting rhetoric, wanting you to feel bad about america and where we are. president trump invites president pence and the real americans you've been seeing featured at the republican national convention, stand proudly for our flag be

madison cal cawthorn. he listened to mark meadows and they were friends.said i still support this president. brian: what's pretty amazing it may seem emotional and motivational and inspirational. not everybody. nbc commentator caw thorn all americans should stand during the pledge of allegiance and national anthem it. is a direct rebuke of action by people including black athletes who are incredibly sitting out games protesting police brutality. so while some people see inspiration of a 25-year-old who wants to get into congress and continue to serve although he can't walk through an accident through not his fault, others see it as a political statement that is inappropriate. meanwhile, on a side note, which we're going to talk about later, august of sports seem to have gone on hold and there are reports that the nba is about to say goodbye to their season after the shooting that we saw in kenosha, wink. steve: all right. so there we have told you a lot about what was going on with the rnc and the storm. there is other news as well. and for that jillian jo

star madison cawthorn standing just like those disabled vets, from ship soldier strong who stood for fort mchenry, following vice president mike pence's speech. what a contrast, a powerful one, republicans provided all of the american people this week. that is all the time we have to night. join us tomorrow, 11:00 p.m., for can't miss reaction to the president's big speech, and the fireworks show that is going to follow, we will be at the white house for that. shannon bream and the "fox news @ night" team take it all from here. shannon? >> shannon: laura, thank you so much, a busy night, we will pick up your coverage with breaking news on three huge stories we have been tracking, hurricane laura is about to make landfall in southern louisiana and texas. an extremely powerful category 4. lieutenant governor dan patrick from texas is here in minutes with the latest on a catastrophic storm surge that laura is expected to bring. plus, the latest from kenosha, wisconsin, tragedy striking there, two people dead, a 17-year-old arrested on a murder warrant, and now, we are learning jacob bla

a, the greates country on earth > >>> madison cawthorn. this is a time to vote for our country and i know something about this country. at 18-year-old i was in a car accident. i was given a 1% chance of surviving. thanks to many skilled doctors, i made it. it took me a year to recover. my first public outing on a wheelchair was two professional football games. before my accident, i was 6'3". at 20, i thought about giving up. i knew i can make a difference. my accident has given me new eyes to see and new ears to hear. go god protect my mind and the able to speak. i see you and i hear you. at 20 i made a choice and 2020 our country has a choice. we can't give up on our idea. we need to work together. i choose to fight for the future and see the high grounds and retaking the city. republicans want to rebuild and restore and renew. i just turned 25. when i am elected this november, i will be the youngest mayor in congress in over 200 years. if you don't think young people can change the world, then you don't know america's history. abe lincol

i tell you i have seen that sound bite of madison cawthorn many times every time i see from it last nightheelchair incredible let me ask you about senate races senator, becauseive spoken with handful of businessmen and women concerned about losing the majority in the senate, mow do you see things? >> well, we have the finest candidates you can ever imagine you saw, joanie from iowa going to win that race going to hold the senate because we know what could happen, if you had a chuck schumer in charge of the senate and nancy pelosi in charge of the house if the presidential rave went the other way. you are talking about what you heard, from -- bernie sanders. the when he said that the party is much more radical mainstream has moved radically to the left that is not the mainstream of america we cannot allow the senate to go to the democrats, we've very strong candidates we are going to win seats and hold the senate the "the wall street journal" has an editorial this morning about how critical, the race for the senate is, is one of the leaders chairman of the conference, i will tell you that,

florida representative matt senator tomsas cotton, future north carolina ,epresentative madison cawthornike pompeo in a taped address from jerusalem. that from mother jones. richard is next, from alabama. good morning. caller: good morning. host: you support the president? caller: yes, i do. if you will allow me to reflect back on one of the calls. i was in the military. i am a 100% disabled veteran. to call man who talked, me a fool and unpatriotic? i take exception to that. i support the president because he does have an america first agenda. that is the sole reason that i support him. this country is the greatest country in the world. and anybody who is not for this to tear it wants down as much as joe biden does called thisa harris man a racist and actually thought he might be a sexual predator, and now he is the best thing since sliced bread? anybody who could change their mind like that, i couldn't support and 100 years. you: thank you, and thank for your service. another viewer said i watched the dnc, watched five minutes of the trump convention, hope the trump christians wake up

congressional candidate madison cawthorn, more on the night's biggest and best moments in just a momente, of course. now it's on its way to arkansas. tell you more about that in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. ♪ stuart: right. moments ago speaker pelosi made what i think is a very bold statement about the presidential debates. do we have the tape? okay, we don't have it. i'll tell you exactly what she said. here's the sentence. speaker pelosi said: i don't think there should be any debates. none. okay. now, this is just happening. i think that is blockbuster -- oh, now we do have the tape. watch exactly what she had to say. >> i don't think that there should be any debates. i do not think that the president of the united states has comported himself in a way that anybody and has any association with the truth, evidence, data and facts. i wouldn't, i wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him. stuart: whoa! [laughter] that's a

i'm madison cawthorn, and i running toepresent north carolina's 11th congressional district.e of greatad rsity for our country. at 18 years old, i was in ichorrar accident, that has left my paralyzed from the waist down. instantly my hopes and dreams were seemingly destroyed. i was given a 1% chance of surviving. but thanks to the power of rayer, a veloving community and many skilled doctors, i made it. it took me over year to recover. my first public outing in a wheelchair was to a aseballional game you know, before my accident i was 6' 3 inches, i stood out in a crowd. giving up.hought about however, i knew i could still make a differenca my accident given me new eyes to see and new ears to hear. god protected my mind and my ability to speak. so i say to people who feel forgotten, ignored and invisible, i see you, i hear you. at 20, i made a choice. and in 2020, our country has a choice. we can give upth on american idea, or we can work together to make ourpe ect union more perfect. i choice to fight for the, futu see the high ground and retake the while the radical left wa