Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Honored to meet with the @Missouri_NG 220th Engineer Construction Company who’ve been proudly supporting Capitol Police — special thanks to Specialist Ben Laws and Sergeant Trey Lawrence for their outstanding service during the unit’s deployment. You make Missouri proud
[….] 5:28 PM · Apr 14, 2021
He can’t be that arrogantly clueless.
A reminder of why they are there – from some of the responses on Twitter addressed to Josh Hawley (r) documented at Long term memory loss (March 30, 2021):
And a sample of some of the responses to Josh Hawley’s (r) April 14, 2021 Twitter post:
No fist in the air for our troops?
Only the insurrectionists get the fist pump?
Was there any tension, you being the legislator most responsible for their forced deployment?
I don’t know how they could stand being next to you. You’re the disgraceful reason they have to be there.
We’ll never let you forget your involvement in the insurrection.
Same suit and tie
Same suit and everything eh?
Just when I think you can be any more of a tool you prove me wrong.
Maybe if you hadn’t spread the big lie and helped incite an insurrection these service members could be home with their families. I wish you had values, or cared about democracy.
Thank you @Missouri_NG for protecting us against the depredations of seditionists like @HawleyMO
Sorry you are being used as a prop for his PR photo op. You deserve better.
Did you tell them about your plan to remove the fence and make them more vulnerable?
Did you apologize to them for helping to rile up a bunch of lunatics to attack the Capitol? I’m sure they’d rather be at home with their families, but you screwed that up for them.
You still supported a coup against our country
Hey man, why are they there?
Glad they’re helping guard the Capitol from your supporters…
So, the only time you speak to Missourians is if they’re in DC? When was the last time you were in…MISSOURI?
Is that the same suit and tie you wore on January 6th?
Gosh, I wonder why they have to be there
Same suit dude!
Now explain why they’re there, Senator Fistpump.
Did you forget?
Never forget. We will not, seditionist.
Hmm… I wonder why they are there
Josh Hawley joined in the inciting the insurrectionist attack on the US Capitol. Now he pretends there aren’t consequences?
You thought we forgot?
You and your good ol’ boys propping up the big lie are the reason they need to be there in the first place, you should be too ashamed to stand in the same room as them.
Mr. Hawley trying to have it both ways-encouraged an insurrection that killed and injured capital police and here acting like he stands with the nat’l guard that had be called in to protect the capital from those Hawley cheered on. Not fooling anyone Hawley.
Oh, the hypocrisy!
Commemorating the outfit?
Also known as “returning to the scene of the crime”
Ummmm you praised insurrectionists attacking our Capitol and you tried to overthrow an election that you know was legitimate. So I’m confused…
If only they had a senator who did the same. What, no raised fist?
You’re the reason they have to be there Senator, at least have some shame about that.
01-06-21
Did not recognize you without your arm up and fist clenched.
They look real uncomfortable standing next the reason they are deployed
Did you tell them about the sedition and insurrection thingy.
Jason Kander @JasonKander
Anti-Union corporatist Josh Hawley’s political strategy is to win over working people by shaming corporations for opposing violent insurrection, discrimination, and voter suppression.
Quite the political bank shot, which is a euphemism for “he thinks Americans are stupid.” 8:52 AM · Apr 13, 2021
Well.
“The most dangerous place to stand in Washington D.C. is any place between Senator Josh Hawley and a live microphone” – Charles P. Pierce
Finally, a republican with the courage to call out the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for its undue corporatist influence in pushing legislation affecting all Americans. Oh, wait…
Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].
…it’s Josh Hawley (r).
Last night:
Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Oligarchy defined: The most powerful corporations in America get together to plan how to control legislation in dozens of states
[….] 8:10 PM · Apr 11, 2021
Some of the comments:
How many corporations decided they could no longer abide by states that allowed segregated public accommodations?
Think about how the MLB decided they would no longer abide by state laws that prevented Negros from playing together on baseball fields.
What are you going to do?
Yeah can’t they just let Republicans suppress voters in peace?
Oligarchy-
See January 6, 2021
Hmm it’s almost like corporate lobbyists have been up to this for years but u liked it then
I’m sure Josh is equally opposed to the work ALEC has been doing for many years (sarcasm)
Like corporations and Republicans never had a cup of coffee together? Nice try, Josh.
No dear, the most powerful co”s in the USA get together to discuss how to stop giving money to states, parties and politicians trying to keep minorities and people of color from voting. You scared? You should be!
Um, y’all are the ones trying to limit who can vote.
Sounds like you should make a stand and return all your corporate contributions.
That’s laugh-out-loud funny! Now tell us how you don’t accept corporate donations, campaign or otherwise, since it would create an appearance of impropriety or an outright conflict of interest.
What’s that? Speak up! We, the People, can’t seem to hear you.
GOP set all this in motion. “Corporations are people”. This was efforts to line the pockets of lawmakers through lobbyists and contributions to campaigns. And this is EXACTLY how it was predicted to play out. Funny how it’s not as cool when against you huh?
I thought Republican values reflected that corporations are like people? Seems like no man, woman, company would want to back such an obvious racist set of voting restrictions.
Oh, but then there’s the GOP!
Think about this, Biden is trying to raise corporate taxes and yet they are still against Republican attempts to limit voter rights. Let that sink in Josh, we’ll wait.
They’ve been doing it forever. They just used to do it behind closed doors and in ways you liked. Maybe if you actually listened to your constituents we wouldn’t have to count on corporations being more in touch with the national pulse.
Oligarchy defined means a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
This is for all the kids who have a history test tomorrow and have seen Josh Hawley’s tweet by mistake
Theocracy is a form of oligarchy…
Isn’t that what you’re going for?
Also, if that is suppose to be a definition you texted there, I think you better actually look up the definition this time.
That’s what they’ve been doing up to this point, now you don’t like it?
Republicans supported Corp. donations saying they deserved a voice too. So now they are speaking up. They listen to their customers and employees. Politicians like you do not listen.
Live with it.
“I love the free market, unless the free market does something that I don’t like”
Oligarchy defined. The people already with power and money in government try to fix the voting to disenfranchise fellow citizens so they can get or stay in govt office.
#StopVoterSuppression
It’s called listening to their consumers and being smart enough to know that all these voter bills are just voter supression under the guise of “integrity” nothing less.
Fascism defined: the will of the people takes a back seat to desires of those in power without popular consent.
Republicans complaining about corporate influence. That’s rich.
So it’s okay when they conspire with the GOP to weaken labor and environmental standards, but not when they want to protect voting rights? Hypocrisy is so confusing.
Corporations are people, according to Citizens United, so they have right to free speech, #SeditionBoy. Care to rescind that abomination to democracy?
Overturn Citizens United then
What corporations are funding YOU Joshy? Let’s not pretend you are doing this on $5 and $10 donations, m’okay?!
You are saying groups that want to encourage voting are wrong. How can you be in the US Congress and me against more participation in the republic? Did you EVER take any civics class in your life?
A more accurate definition of oligarchy: ALEC’s voter suppression legislation
template being rolled out by gop state legislator minions in dozens of states.
Well, corporations are people, aren’t they? Citizens United not looking so good now, is it?
Fecklessness defined: Josh Hawley seeing rampant voter suppression, doing nothing, then being angry that corporations are more patriotic than he is.
Just like how your GOP colleagues try to control and suppress voters in dozens of states
you know you’ve REALLY taken a wrong turn when even corporate America can see the GOP is a sinking ship.
Looks like you’ll have to do tricks for donations.
But enough about ALEC
You’re such a thin veil
Ever hear of ALEC?
Irony in josh the insurrectionist’s world is clearly dead
Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
Joe Biden saying the Second Amendment is a “phony argument” – which about sums up his view of the Constitution in general
[….] 12:24 PM · Apr 8, 2021
As always, there is much hilarity in the responses:
How does what Biden did invalidate the 2nd Amendment?
While you are at it, why do we ban almost all civilians from owning a machine gun? Is it a phony argument that this ban is not supported by the 2nd Amendment?
Tell us, Josh.
What does well-regulated mean.
Whatever the NRA tells him it means.
Even in the 2nd Amendment, The word “regulated” appears several times in the US Constitution. Its meaning is clear.
Inciting insurrection is yet another matter and you are
#GuiltyAF Josh Hawley!
Tfw well regulated militia means nothing to you
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You should watch this again because that’s NOT what he said.
You obviously believe the Constitution is a phony argument as you were a leader of the terrorist attack on January 6. I guess the saying “It takes one to know one” is true.
Well REGULATED militia. Y’all seem to forget that part all the them. Thank goodness Biden doesn’t.
That’s not what he said but nice try with the clip out of context for more fear mongering. Doing nothing isn’t working
[….]
When did he EVER refer to the whole constitution? He speaking about the 2nd amendment and gun laws, don’t twist his words
Josh here doesn’t understand the concept of militia apparently.
…said a guy who literally incited an armed seige of his own government.
Senators that are owned by the gun lobby & incite insurrections can sit this one out
even Scalia said the Second Amendment was not absolute and gun ownership could be regulated.
Were you upholding the constitution when you invited a mob to invade the Capitol resulting in 6 deaths?
“Josh Hawley: The Face of New American Fascism”
“Hawley was the first senator to announce his plan to oppose the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win. Hawley’s action was “motivated by ambition” & to be the first member of the “Sedition Caucus”
[….]
you’re putting words he didn’t say in @potuss mouth and you know it full well
@POTUS said that no constitutional provision is absolute, and furthermore that he’s not doing anything contrary to the 2nd Amendment
Why do Republicans have such an aversion to the truth?
Why aren’t you in prison for sedition yet?
Don’t you ever get tired of misleading the American people Josh? Because we’re sure tired of it.
And we’ll never forget 1/6/21.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Admitting you’re part of a militia may NOT be in your best interests right now Joshy.
The new phrase appears to be “minutemen of the state”.
Didn’t they teach you “no amendment to the Constitution is absolute” when you were in law school? How could you have been a constitutional law professor and not know that?
Aww Josh..someday..when you grow out of puberty you’ll understand
Remind me again how many amendments have the word “regulated” in it.
1.6.21
Yeah, that and the photo are gonna keep coming up in perpetuity.
“Well-Regulated”
How come they won’t let me have a nuclear warhead ? My right to bear arms is being infringed !!!!
Trebuchet. What it lacks in rate of fire it makes up for in ammo flexibility.
That’s rich coming from the guy who tried to bring down our government.
You’ve finally answered the question “is Josh Hawley full of shit or just stupid?”.
Clearly you’re both!
Well what part of “well regulated militias” is true and applicable to life in 21st century America?
Using old language and obsolete circumstances to justify unregulated use of firearms is phony.
Like if you care about the constitution.
#ExpelJoshHawley
#SeditiousGOP
What part of “well-regulated” don’t you get, Josh? And what part of the 2nd Amendment isn’t a suicide pact?
Also, every constitutional right isn’t without limits, even the 2nd Amendment. But you know you that already, Yale Boy. You’re just leveraging white grievance for power.
but josh you’re an insurrectionist that supported overthrowing american democracy. if you think you’ll be remembered for anything else, you’re kidding yourself.
Maybe Josh or some other constitutional scholar can explain why I can’t buy Stinger missiles at Cabela’s. I can see why the 2A won’t let me buy arms that I can’t physically bear, but shoulder fired missiles seem like they’d be covered.
We’re telling you. Trebuchet is the thing.
Your sedition demonstrates your hate for that American document.
Always superficial in your argument; rarely any depth of understanding.
Whereas Hawley has always preferred sedition and treason.
[….]
Says the man who pumpfisted the insurrectionists before they stormed the capitol and tried to undo our whole consitutional system.
If you’re so strict about the Constitution then you should resign based on the 14th
Thank you for demonstrating another phony argument. This is fun, do another one
Josh tried to cancel half of America’s votes in the last election because he thought it would be an easy way to kickstart his 2024 campaign.
Maybe he should sit this one out.
Insurrections lecturing about the constitution, that’s rich
What part of “regulated militia” is it hard for you to understand?
People who raise a fist in support of insurrectionists lose their seat at the table. The FBI is comin’ for you, it’s just a matter of time…
That is called broken logic. He said the arguments abusing the second amendment are phony, not the second amendment.
I don’t expect you to be able to manage consistent logic.
All criticism and no action. That sums you up.
Ahh January 6 guy thinking he can speak with authority on the constitution.
We don’t take advice on the Constitution from seditionists.
Dude, you backed an insurrection to try to overthrow the government. You have no interest in the Constitution. THIS is a phony argument.
No. He said there were phony arguments about the second amendment.
Sedition is not constitutional….
Remember that “well regulated” part? You guys always forget that part.
Republicans: “The Constitution is absolute!”
The Constitution: “I have 27 Amendments.”
He didn’t say that. Do better.
Benedict Hawley says what?
Go fuck yourself, traitor.
What does the term “well regulated” mean to you?
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Josh Hawley @HawleyMO
New pictures of Joe Biden’s border crisis – hundreds of children jammed into holding pens designed for just a few dozen, unsanitary conditions, total chaos
[….] 3:21 PM · Mar 30, 2021
Some of the responses:
Did you visit the border during the previous guy’s time !!!
First image, chief. You’re never shaking this shit off
Old pictures of you being an insurrectionist
Picture of @HawleyMO giving a “heil” to his brownshirts.
Picture of how Josh Hawley saw himself on #Jan6
Watching Republicans flip from supporting these border tactics to speaking out against them in less then two months is an astounding master class in hypocrisy.
Oh you care about kids on the border now?
More pictures of the Capital riot that Josh fully endorsed. Josh let’s start that committee and find out who knew what, and who participated. Your names at the top of the list.
Yet, no solution from the GQP about it. Border Walls are ineffective in the long run.
Where was Hawley when children were being molested by border guards in Trump’s administration? He speaks up now only for partisan gain. Hawley cares for no one but himself.
Ah yeah what’s your solution tho
So.. You’re saying Trump’s wall failed?
#Traitor
Shut the hell up, traitor
Deflection isn’t working.
Y’all still killed 450K Americans. Rest were perhaps unavoidable.
If you care so much about kids why did you try to take healthcare away from so many of them?
‘seditionists talking shit’…. should be a new tv series that airs on fox entertainment – at least until they are arrested
This wasn’t a problem for you a few months ago– wonder what changed
Thank you Senator Hawley for calling this out. I wish you were one of my Senators.
If you’re from Virginia he already is.
Yawn
The GOP is so predictable with their rants and raves and never provide a viable solution.
Why is that?
Treasonous Hawley says what?
They should break down those barriers like your Insurrectionist Goon Squad broke down the barriers at the US Capitol on 1/6/2020 after you emboldened them with your fist-salute support. (Then they killed a cop.)
Bet you can’t wait to put that on newsmax, right jughead?
I’m more afraid of you and your insurrectionists. I don’t see a bunch of guns on these immigrants nor them beating cops with Blue lives Matter flag poles. As well as the stars and stripes.
Why are you just now concerned about this?
Hmmm… not one word from you when tRump was holding children in cages. You could me more hypocritical if you tried!
Tell us again how unfair it is that ur book deal got killed. How you’re a victim of the cancel culture. I never get tired of that one!!
Shut up you had no problem with this before
So as a US Senator.. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
And now you people oppose this ?
Yep, immigration has problems. Biden didn’t cause it, though. He just stopped temporarily suppressing it with human rights violations.
How about addressing the real problems instead of getting excited by the suffering of brown people?
#ResignHawley
Since when have you ever cared about kids at the border?
Like you care.
Why is it that we never see any replies supporting your tweets, only ones denouncing them.
Oh, right. You’re evil.
Well, to be fair, there are always a few.
You mean Trump’s border crisis that Biden has to clean up.
Just a friendly reminder Joshie. All the deflection in the world won’t change the fact that you are a traitor, you spread #TheBigLie, and helped instigate the #CapitolRiots.
He gets a lot of that.
Hey Josh maybe instead of playing a game of cynical gotcha politics, you could offer solutions as to how to take care of these kids.
Deportation doesn’t count.
Do you think we don’t remember what you guys were doing on the border? It’s only been three months
Are you saying Trump didn’t actually build a big, beautiful, impenetrable wall?
You must know by now that this fascism thing really is going to go down hard. Probably should start pretending you believe in democracy again. This really isn’t a good look.
And what’s your plan?
I have the sneaky suspicion that you don’t give a hoot in hell about those kids. That you’re just doing this to score political points and show that you can suck up to Trump as well as #CancunCruz. But I could be wrong. #SeditionCaucus
remember when you led an insurrection against the Us Govt?
Awe, the GQP is deflecting from Biden passing his American rescue plan which had overwhelming bipartisan support from the American people. You’re upset your MO to obstruct Biden’s agenda didn’t work. Your constituents will know how you and rest of the sedition caucus operate.
Please do something constructive instead of playing with your phone all day. Do you have any legitimate ideas about immigration reform? Not ripping kids from their mothers arms but actual human intelligent ideas? Why don’t you try yelling about that?
Josh Hawley@HawleyMO
In the middle of a pandemic & border crisis, President Biden opens the border to non-citizens dependent on welfare. Bad for American workers, bad for the border
[….] 12:17 PM · Mar 16, 2021
Pandering to the right wingnut base. Everyone else appears to be much more skeptical. Some of the comments:
In the middle of a pandemic, economic, climate, & border crises, Republicans spend all of their effort on Sedition, Insurrection, implementation of 250+ voter suppression bills, culture wars, attacking the military, and pointless tweeting. Bad for Americans, period.
Immigrants make our country great. They literally create more jobs than they take.
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Biden’s border crisis is the over 100 members of congress who illegally crossed the insurrection border and whose invasion is a clear and present danger to our nation…not some brown people who want to pick lettuce.
What do you suggest; if they didn’t help the kids, then you would complain that they’re abandoning the children. The border was already a crisis when Biden came into office and you know that! Why don’t you work with Biden to do something about it?
A republican in Congress help solve a problem? Surely you jest.
In the middle of a session of Congress that the Constitution requires, you did this to incite a seditious mob to invade the US Capitol to prevent Congress from performing its constitutional duty. Resign.
People aren’t going to let anyone forget that one.
Josh it would appear that if this situation was as dire and desperate as you make it out to be then you would and fellow Republicans would close up rank and come together with your fellow Democrats to work on a solution
You’d think.
How many Republicans will be turning down that stimulus check because they think Dems are socialists? I’m a 40+ year Republican but I’m voting Dem from here on out. This isn’t MY Republican Party any more. No integrity, honor or truth telling anymore.
In the middle of Pandemic Republican Governors refuse to follow CDC guidelines. Not sure why you ever think you can take a moral high ground since you support terror and treason.
Don’t forget death. Half a million dead from COVID. 5 dead during his insurrection. And let’s no forget the “good people “ who murdered Heather Heyer.
In the middle of a pandemic, Senator Josh Hawley voted against an aid package to help Americans. He also helped instigate an insurrection and voted to let his main co-conspirator off the hook. Even his mentor has disowned him. Bad for Missourans, bad for Americans.
I really enjoyed watching you sweat and get all nervous recently when asking about cell phone records.
I am sure though, you were asking for a friend.
People aren’t going to let anyone forget that one either.
In the middle of Congress certifying the votes in the presidential election, Senator Hawley beckons to seditious rioters to attack the Capitol. Bad for the safety of Capitol Police, bad for American Democracy.
Somehow Biden is both opening the border and keeping people in cages. In any case, we know you would rather non-citizens with asylum claims got killed in their home countries. It’s so much cleaner that way.
Hawley. Traitor. Liar. Thief. Coward.
Blunt.
Missouri hates you.
Remember that this whole border issue started last fall under the previous guy.
They could never do more damage than you have already done.
That one left a mark.
The GOP got together and decided that a fake border crisis was the fear mongering tactic to use. Hee-Hawley is following along like the insurrectionist sheep that he is.
Man who votes against aid to workers during a pandemic feigns concern.
The thing is he’s not any good at it.
When did he open the borders? As far as I can tell, the only people who announced the border was “open” were GOP politicians and media.
In the middle of a pandemic you were obsessed with Hong Kong, Tik Tok, your book deal, and sedition.
There’s that.
Non citizens are NOT given welfare. Stop lying
Retweets a Tweet with a photocopy of his poorly written letter.
so sad
Trying to distract from your sedition? And isn’t it wrong to lie?
Would rather they do nothing on my dime than what you do on my dime.
So non-citizens who aren’t even here yet are already dependent on welfare? How does that work? The only answer that would make sense is #HawleyIsALiar
Now you’re clamoring about the pandemic?
Ohhh, so the pandemic has suddenly became important. What would Jesus do, Mr. Hawley?
You can’t get welfare if you are not a citizen.
Josh Hawley: Bad for both MO and the USA. Known Seditionist.
Oh my, another strongly worded letter!
Do you ever say the word Missouri?
Virginia.
Pound sand insurrectionist
Seditionist says what?
Illegal immigrants or Republican….meh…I will take the illegal immigrants. Less chance of them attempting to overthrow the government and less chance of them spreading Covid.
So for the past year, you followed Trump in his lying about the pandemic and its severity and participated in his super-spreader maskless rallies. You also supported opening states early. But NOW you are concerned about the pandemic being spread by immigrants? How convenient.