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Former Missouri Sen. John Danforth, who mentored Josh Hawley and called him a "once-in-a-generation" candidate, said supporting him "was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life." https://www.axios.com/josh-hawley-republican-backlash-4e7c8d64-0072-4efc-a5b1-4b2c3700ea86.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Simon & Schuster announced it would be cancelling the publication of Hawley's upcoming book, "The Tyranny of Big Tech," saying it "cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat." https://www.axios.com/josh-hawley-republican-backlash-4e7c8d64-0072-4efc-a5b1-4b2c3700ea86.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
David Humphreys, a Missouri businessman who helped fund Hawley's first campaign, released a statement calling the senator a "political opportunist" and arguing that he "should be censured by his Senate colleagues for his actions." https://www.axios.com/josh-hawley-republican-backlash-4e7c8d64-0072-4efc-a5b1-4b2c3700ea86.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for Hawley's resignation in an editorial, writing: "Americans have had enough of Trumpism and the two-faced, lying, populist politicians who embraced it." https://www.axios.com/josh-hawley-republican-backlash-4e7c8d64-0072-4efc-a5b1-4b2c3700ea86.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
