Video calling for the deportation of Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz seen 2 million times

A viral video calling on GOP Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz to be kicked out after the violence on Capitol Hill has now been viewed more than two million times.

The clip, produced by anti-Donald Trump PAC Really American, joins footage of Cruz and Hawley with police being run over or beaten by protesters.

A woman’s voiceover explains why she should be removed from office, saying both lawmakers played a major role in inciting the insurgency in Washington, DC

Five people, including a police officer, died in the violence that ravaged the Capitol on January 6 in hopes of derailing the impending transfer of President-elect Joe Biden to the White House after Trump addressed the crowd during of a Stop the Steal rally.

Hawley and Cruz have been widely condemned for challenging the Electoral College’s results during certification, particularly after the Capitol siege.

The Really American video, which was shared on Sunday, recorded more than two million views in just nine hours, along with more than 17,200 retweets.

The narrator says: “The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution is clear: No American engaged in an insurgency or rebellion is allowed to serve.”

“As seven Republican senators voted to quash the November 2020 election, Ted Crus and Josh Hawley share the most blame for shooting at the violent mob of Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. capital and killed five people.” , continues the narrator.

A clip of Cruz speaking to Trump supporters is then released, in which he says, “We won’t go quietly into the night.” Hawley is then seen speaking to a host of a news program saying, “There were big problems with this election. There were major electoral integrity issues. We need an investigation. We need changes to the law.”

Next to a photo of Hawley pumping his prime in the air, the narrator says: “The same terrorists Josh Hawley greeted on Capitol Hill with a raised fist broke into the people’s house with the intention of kidnapping and even to murder elected officials. “

The video then shows a clip of a Trump supporter outside the Capitol saying, “Death is the only cure for what’s in this building.”

The video accuses Cruz and Hawley of continuing “without being discouraged in lying about the election”. The narrator says: “Now the militias are planning to attack the Capitol again next week. Even more Americans could be injured because Cruz and Hawley refuse to accept any responsibility.

“Cruz and Hawley are too dangerous to wait to vote. They must be immediately expelled from the Senate and prosecuted for complicity in acts of terrorism.”

Calls for their resignation or dismissal by Congress have multiplied among lawmakers since the attack on Capitol Hill.

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said his colleagues should consider expelling Cruz and Hawley for their alleged role in inciting the Jan.6 “insurgency” on Capitol Hill.

In an interview Friday on PBS ‘ Line of fire with Margaret Hoover, Manchin said that while he has a good personal relationship with Cruz and Hawley, their alleged violation of the 14th Amendment rule against incitement to insurgency and public office should make the under investigation.

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) also called for Hawley and Cruz’s resignation. She alleged that they broke their oath by leading efforts to overturn the Senate elections, which she said inspired the riots crowd.

“As a senator, I respect any member who does not agree with my ideas. I reserve the right to use my voice to fight for what I believe in,” Murray said. “But at the end of the day, our job is to keep this country a democracy where voices win, not brute force. Any senator who defends and supports the power of force over the power of democracy has broken his oath. Senators Hawley and Cruz are expected to resign. “

Hawley said he only opposed the Electoral College vote count because he wanted an opportunity to point out that “some states, particularly Pennsylvania, did not follow their own election laws” by expanding the election laws. voting options during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Cruz echoed Hawley’s sentiment, saying, “What I was doing and what the other senators were doing is what we were elected to do, which is to debate matters of great importance in the Senate chamber. American.”

Cruz and Hawley’s offices were contacted for comment by Newsweek.