Simon & Schuster no longer publishes Josh Hawley’s book after helping incite anti-democracy riot

Simon & Schuster will no longer publish Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) ‘s next book after helping to incite a riot against American democracy, the company said Thursday. The book, titled The tyranny of big technology, was due to be released in June. Hawley, along with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), led the Senate charge to oppose the Electoral College tally on baseless allegations of voter fraud. Hawley was pictured ahead of Wednesday’s uprising on the U.S. Capitol raising his fist on the crowd. “We take seriously our greatest public responsibility as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what has become a dangerous threat, ”the company wrote in a statement. Hawley responded by calling the movement a “direct assault on the First Amendment” and denouncing what he called “the crowd awake” at Simon & Schuster. “It is the left which seeks to cancel all those it does not approve of. I will fight this culture of cancellation with everything I have. We will see you in court, ”he said in a statement.