'There's a new day rising in America. There's a new patriotic fervor rising in America,' the Republican North Carolina congressman said.
Also during his Saturday speech, Cawthorn spoke of a"new" Republican Party that would not"sit around and not hold these people accountable." He also promised that if the GOP retakes Congress, he would"seize every Chinese asset in America" as a downpayment for"the reparations they owe us for what they've done to our country."
Though the congressman did not specify which assets he would"seize," Chinese entities have invested billions of dollars into various U.S. companies, notably in the real estate industry, according to a database from PublicCitizen. China has also accumulated more than $1 trillion in U.S. Treasury securities, more than any country other than Japan, according to the Treasury Department.and sparked some pushback from users who said Cawthorn's promises fell outside the scope of Congress.