• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Body
  • Daily Resist
  • POLITICS
  • Travel
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Film
  • TV
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Men
  • Marriage Equality
  • Space
  • Trans Rights
  • Books
  • Science
  • Gay Iconography
  • TowleREAD

Simon & Schuster Cancels Trump Ally Josh Hawley’s Book Deal as ‘St. Louis Dispatch’ Newspaper Calls on the ‘Phony, Smarmy’ Senator to Resign

January 8, 2021 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment

Publisher Simon & Schuster canned Senator Josh Hawley’s upcoming book after the Missouri Republican helped lead seditious efforts this week to try and overturn the U.S. presidential election.

RELATED: GOP Senator Josh Hawley Says ‘Antifa Scumbags’ Violently Terrorized His Family But Video Evidence Shows Otherwise: WATCH

The NYT reports: “Mr. Hawley, a Missouri Republican and Trump ally, has been criticized for challenging the results and accused of helping incite the mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. His book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” was scheduled to be published in June. ‘We did not come to this decision lightly,’ Simon & Schuster said in a statement. ‘As a publisher it will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: At the same time we take seriously our larger public responsibility as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat.'”

ALSO: Bret Baier Schools Senator Josh Hawley on GOP’s Unconstitutional Plot to Overturn Election: WATCH

Hawley raged over the cancellation on Twitter: “This could not be more Orwellian. Simon & Schuster is canceling my contract because I was representing my constituents, leading a debate on the Senate floor on voter integrity, which they have now decided to redefine as sedition. Let me be clear, this is not just a contract dispute. It’s a direct assault on the First Amendment. Only approved speech can now be published. This is the Left looking to cancel everyone they don’t approve of. I will fight this cancel culture with everything I have. We’ll see you in court.”

This doesn’t violate the First Amendment, which he must know. But part of woke populism, Hawley’s act, is a willingness to make fantastically disingenuous claims to achieve maximum victimhood. https://t.co/xS2EaVPLq3

— Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 8, 2021

Meanwhile, the St. Louis Dispatch is calling for Hawley’s resignation:

“Meanwhile, Sen. Josh Hawley had the gall to stand before the Senate Wednesday night and feign shock, shock at what happened — hours after he had fist-pumped and cheered the rioters as they arrived on Capitol Hill. Hawley’s tardy, cover-his-ass condemnation of the violence ranks at the top of his substantial list of phony, smarmy and politically expedient declarations. Americans have had enough of Trumpism and the two-faced, lying, populist politicians who embraced it. Hawley’s presidential aspirations have been flushed down the toilet because of his role in instigating Wednesday’s assault on democracy. He should do Missourians and the rest of the country a big favor and resign now.”

Filed Under: 2020 Election Tagged With: Books, Capitol Insurrection, Donald Trump, Josh Hawley, Missouri, POLITICS, Republican Party, Simon and Schuster, St. Louis

Recent Posts

  • Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

    Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

    30 mins ago
  • Laura Branigan Estate Outraged Over Backstage Video Showing Trump Family Partying to ‘Gloria’ as U.S. Capitol Insurrection Brews: WATCH

    Laura Branigan Estate Outraged Over Backstage Video Showing Trump Family Partying to ‘Gloria’ as U.S. Capitol Insurrection Brews: WATCH

    52 mins ago
  • Lucy Lawless Smacks Down Trump Supporter Kevin Sorbo’s Conspiracy Theory About Capitol Insurrection: ‘NO, Peanut’

    Lucy Lawless Smacks Down Trump Supporter Kevin Sorbo’s Conspiracy Theory About Capitol Insurrection: ‘NO, Peanut’

    1 hour ago
  • As 200+ Lawmakers Call for His Removal, Trump Denounces Riots on U.S. Capitol, But Praises His ‘Wonderful’ Supporters: WATCH

    As 200+ Lawmakers Call for His Removal, Trump Denounces Riots on U.S. Capitol, But Praises His ‘Wonderful’ Supporters: WATCH

    2 hours ago
Previous Post: « Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

Primary Sidebar

  • Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

  • Laura Branigan Estate Outraged Over Backstage Video Showing Trump Family Partying to ‘Gloria’ as U.S. Capitol Insurrection Brews: WATCH

  • Lucy Lawless Smacks Down Trump Supporter Kevin Sorbo’s Conspiracy Theory About Capitol Insurrection: ‘NO, Peanut’

Recent Posts

  • Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

    Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Supporters Stormed U.S. Capitol with Lawmakers Inside, Called Off Rioters ‘Reluctantly’ — REPORT

    30 mins ago
  • Laura Branigan Estate Outraged Over Backstage Video Showing Trump Family Partying to ‘Gloria’ as U.S. Capitol Insurrection Brews: WATCH

    Laura Branigan Estate Outraged Over Backstage Video Showing Trump Family Partying to ‘Gloria’ as U.S. Capitol Insurrection Brews: WATCH

    52 mins ago
  • Lucy Lawless Smacks Down Trump Supporter Kevin Sorbo’s Conspiracy Theory About Capitol Insurrection: ‘NO, Peanut’

    Lucy Lawless Smacks Down Trump Supporter Kevin Sorbo’s Conspiracy Theory About Capitol Insurrection: ‘NO, Peanut’

    1 hour ago
  • As 200+ Lawmakers Call for His Removal, Trump Denounces Riots on U.S. Capitol, But Praises His ‘Wonderful’ Supporters: WATCH

    As 200+ Lawmakers Call for His Removal, Trump Denounces Riots on U.S. Capitol, But Praises His ‘Wonderful’ Supporters: WATCH

    2 hours ago
  • Stephen Colbert, Joe Scarborough, White House Resignations, Ivanka’s Patriots, RuPaul, Justin Laevens: HOT LINKS

    Stephen Colbert, Joe Scarborough, White House Resignations, Ivanka’s Patriots, RuPaul, Justin Laevens: HOT LINKS

    17 hours ago
  • Bipartisan Calls Grow for 25th Amendment Removal of Trump from Office

    Bipartisan Calls Grow for 25th Amendment Removal of Trump from Office

    20 hours ago
  • Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Has Banned Trump Until Transition of Power to Biden is Over

    Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Has Banned Trump Until Transition of Power to Biden is Over

    21 hours ago
  • ‘Co-Conspirators in Sedition’: Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn Election Results

    ‘Co-Conspirators in Sedition’: Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn Election Results

    23 hours ago
  • Woman Shot to Death During Pro-Trump Capitol Rampage Was QAnon Zealot, Said She Was Putting Politicos ‘On Notice’ in Social Media Videos: WATCH

    Woman Shot to Death During Pro-Trump Capitol Rampage Was QAnon Zealot, Said She Was Putting Politicos ‘On Notice’ in Social Media Videos: WATCH

    23 hours ago
  • FOX News’ Ainsley Earhardt: I Hope That Trump ‘Will Be Able to Forgive’ Mike Pence for Not Helping Him Overturn Election: WATCH

    FOX News’ Ainsley Earhardt: I Hope That Trump ‘Will Be Able to Forgive’ Mike Pence for Not Helping Him Overturn Election: WATCH

    24 hours ago

Most Commented

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Footer

Copyright © 2021 · Log in