Progressives and voters in Hawley, Missouri want him to quit immediately

Progressive MPs Alexandria Ocaio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota called on Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri to step down on Friday due to the Capitol riot – and a new poll shows most of his voters want him to step down on Friday. he leaves office immediately.

Pro-Trump protests erupted into chaos as armed supporters stormed the Capitol building after clashing violently with authorities on January 6. The attack killed five people, including a Capitol police officer. Hawley has faced an intense backlash for being the first GOP senator to publicly support President Donald Trump’s challenge to the 2020 election results.

As he prepared to challenge Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Hawley was pictured shaking his fists at protesters on Capitol Hill at the time.

“Hey Sen @HawleyMO, I hate to tell you, but it’s, in fact, you. You raised your fist in solidarity with the white supremacists who attacked our Capitol, “Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.” While you may regret politically what you have revealed about yourself, you still have no place in it. public service. To resign.”

Omar echoed Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks. “To resign!” she tweeted.

Democrats have called Hawley “insurgent” for supporting Trump’s unverified allegations of widespread voter fraud and opposing Congress certifying electoral college results.

A Data for Progress poll, which polled 571 probable Missouri voters from Jan. 10-12, found that 51% of those polled in the state wanted Hawley to “step down immediately,” including 91% of Democrats, 52% of independents and 20% of Republicans. Meanwhile, 49% of respondents didn’t think Hawley should quit.

Protesters gathered outside Hawley’s office in Missouri on Tuesday as backlash against lawmakers escalated in his home state following the Capitol uprising.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a union, organized the protest, in which citizens called on Hawley to resign.

According to the KSDK, some protesters said the Republican had “blood on his hands”.

The event occurred a few days after the Kansas City Star accused Hawley of having “blood on his hands”. Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri also tweeted last week “you don’t speak for us … you have blood on your hands.”

In addition, Steve Schmidt, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, announced this week that the group will launch a campaign to cut donations for Hawley.

In a tweet on Tuesday, Schmidt said, “We will be buying full-page ads in Missouri newspapers listing all Hawley donors who are asking for their money. We will also be buying ads focused on Hawleys permanent financiers. [sic] insurrection and sedition. “

Last week, Hawley’s office said it “would never apologize for giving voice to the millions of Missourians and Americans who are concerned about the integrity of our election.”

The senator also condemned the violent siege of the Capitol: “In this country, in the United States of America, we cannot emphatically say that violence is not how you achieve change … It doesn There is no place for it in the United States of America. “

Newsweek contacted Hawley for comment.