Josh Hawley's ludicrous clean-up act is in full swing

[Nevilledog]

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Josh Hawley's ludicrous clean-up act continues. He just claimed that by enabling Trump's lie about the election, he was "representing" his constituents. Nope. He deliberately misled them, in a cynical gamble on the radicalization of the GOP. New piece:

Opinion | Josh Hawley’s ludicrous clean-up act is in full swing
When a mob stormed the Capitol, the ambitious Missouri Senator lost control of the plot.
washingtonpost.com
2:43 PM · Jan 22, 2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/22/josh-hawleys-ludicrous-clean-up-act-is-full-swing/


Sen. Josh Hawley has a problem. The Missouri Republican thought he had cleverly spied an opening: He grabbed an early role as lead promoter of our former president’s scheme to get his allies to overturn the election by objecting to President Biden’s electors when they were counted in Congress on Jan. 6.

At first it seemed to work. Hawley beat out poor Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who scrambled to assume his own role in this scheme, driven by a desire to outflank his Missouri colleague. Both were intoxicated by tantalizing visions of themselves inheriting the Trumpist mantle in advance of the 2024 GOP presidential primaries.

But then a mob stormed the Capitol to accomplish the same end — overturning the election by blocking the counting of Biden’s electors — and Hawley has been struggling to explain himself (as has Cruz) ever since.

Hawley just offered some new comments on this front. Asked by CNN reporter Manu Raju if he regretted his role in what happened, Hawley said he did not.

“I was representing my constituents,” Hawley claimed. “I did exactly what I said I was going to do. And I gave voice to my constituents and I have condemned mob violence in all its forms.”

When the reporter pointed out to Hawley that the insurrectionists thought they could change the results while citing objections to the electors from Hawley and other Republicans, Hawley dismissed the point.

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. This nutjob may think he should be America's dictator.

[Mike 03]

3. I'm thinking he has the same Cluster B Personality Disorder as Trump...

based on him claiming he was the real and true victim of what happened Wednesday, Jan 6.

That is some stunning megalomania.

[Irish_Dem]

10. Right, psychopath like Trump.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Every day I worry a little less about this guy having a serious run in 2024.

Not saying he won’t run, but he just is not appealing nationally. Just like his comment about supporting dotard’s lies..it represents my constituents. You gotta have a lot broader appeal than that!!

Ted cruz 2.0

[nuxvomica]

4. I am reminded of the late Sen. McCain's answers to nutjob supporters

That's what leadership is.

[tulipsandroses]

5. Manu should have followed up with what about the constituents who voted for Biden

Do you not represent them too? I'd like to hear his answer to that. If the cry is that the 70 million people that voted for trump, their voice must be heard. (When did that happen? When did the losers get to get their voices heard after any kind of competition?) - In any event, following their logic, over 1.2 million people in Missouri voted for Biden. Shouldn't their voice be heard?

[SWBTATTReg]

6. No, you weren't representing your constituents. As a Missourian, I was shocked and dismayed at the

violence and mayhem that you seemed to encourage with your clenched fist. Missourians in the future will remember this when they vote for their new replacement senator if you're even still around. I personally think you should pay a price, since you did seem to encourage the rioters ... along w/ your new best companion, ted cruz the loser.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Terrorist belongs in Gitmo.

Nazi scum, too.

[Make7]

8. In a poll ten days ago of likely voters in Missouri, 51% said he should resign immediately.

https://www.newsweek.com/resign-progressives-hawleys-missouri-constituents-want-him-quit-immediately-1562149

I doubt if he is going to feel the need to represent those constituents.

[Irish_Dem]

9. The people of Missouri want to violently overthrow the US Government?

Isn't his job to tell people not to commit crimes?

[Nevilledog]

11. Not exactly.

According to Hawley, they were concerned about how PENNSYLVANIA conducts their elections.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Hawley should have told them to mind their own business. nt

[Chainfire]

13. He made a choice between right and wrong.

He showed us who he really is behind the good education and nice smile. It is not something he can undo with more lies.