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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., walks into the House chamber before a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the electoral votes cast in November s election, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley built a rocket-ship political career with a proud embrace of Trumpism and defiant nose-thumbing to anybody who had a problem with that.
When the Republican lawmaker made his way to the U.S. Capitol last week to challenge the outcome of the presidential election, he passed by a group of Trump supporters. He raised an energetic fist in the air. The crowd cheered.
Trumpism poses a greater threat to American democracy than Trump himself. Alex Gakos | Shutterstock.com
With one week left before the end of our long national nightmare, when Donald Trump will finally be evicted from the White House, the questions now should be not only about Trumpâs fate but also about the fate of Trumpism.
Trump may be dangerous â in fact, Nancy Pelosi asked Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to keep Trump away from the nuclear codes until he is truly and finally gone â but Trumpism is, to paraphrase John Dean, a cancer on American democracy.
Sam Fox, who disavowed Sen. Josh Hawley over vote to block election certification, says Capitol attack 'unleashed by a Big Lie,' echoing Biden reference to Goebbels
Hawley breaks his silence, doesn t mention Capitol violence during Fox News appearance
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley made his first public appearance since the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Fox News Monday Author: Casey Nolen Updated: 10:51 AM CST January 12, 2021
ST. LOUIS After five days of fallout and calls for him to resign, Missouri Republican Senator Josh Hawley broke his silence Monday night on Fox News.
Since rioting supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol last week, Hawley has lost prominent supporters like former Missouri Republican Senator John Danforth, major donors and a book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster.