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Josh Hawley Shrugs Off Footage of Him Fleeing the Capitol Mid-Riot

NO REGRETS

The senator trolled the Jan. 6 committee in his Friday morning tweet.

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Jan. 6 Committee

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) responded to the embarrassing footage of him aired by the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night with a tweet that showed he regrets... absolutely nothing. The footage showed Hawley racing out of the Capitol as the mob breached the building, the same mob Hawley had raised a fist in solidarity with earlier in the day. In a Friday morning tweet, Hawley trolled the committee by sharing a link to buy a $20 “Show Me Strong White Coffee Mug,” emblazoned with the now-infamous image of Hawley encouraging the mob. The tweet caption simply contained the blowing-a-kiss emoji. Hawley, the first senator to say he would object to the electoral college certification, was still pushing baseless allegations of fraud in the hours after the riot.

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