WaPo
May 11, 2021 6:50 PM ET
Now, former friends and supporters a middle school classmate, a law school professor, a conservative columnist who promoted him and the Republican stalwart who recruited him to run for the Senate say they are shocked that he has become a different politician than they expected, describing themselves as victims of political deception and personal betrayal.
“I feel very responsible for Josh Hawley being in the Senate. I feel terrible about it,” said former senator John C. Danforth (R-Mo.), who recently called his encouragement of Hawley’s Senate run the “greatest mistake of my life.” He added, “Josh Hawley played a central role in creating if not the darkest day in American history, one of the darkest days in American history.”.
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