As Josh Hawley loses a book deal over the Capitol riots, his GOP mentor says backing him was ‘the worst mistake I ever made’
Hawley had been the first senator to announce he would object to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, citing baseless claims of mass election fraud. He was responsible.”ADHis office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post late on Thursday. But in a statement to KSDK, the 41-year-old senator was unrepentant about his role in challenging Biden’s electoral college victory. “His refusal to accept the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s election, even after today’s violence, is an embarrassment,” Dogan said. “If Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley had a conscience, he’d resign,” the editorial’s headline said.
Source: Washington Post January 08, 2021 11:50 UTC
