Senator Josh Hawley’s book was canceled by publisher citing ‘deadly uprising’ in Capitol building

Senator Josh Hawley’s book was canceled by publisher citing ‘deadly uprising’ in Capitol building

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“Following the testimony of the disturbing, deadly uprising that took place in Washington DC on Wednesday, Simon & Schuster have decided to cancel the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book,” the company said in a statement.

“We did not come to this decision lightly,” Simon & Schuster added. “As a publisher, it will always be our mission to strengthen a variety of voices and views: at the same time, we take our greater public responsibility as citizens seriously, and cannot support Senator Hawley for his role in a dangerous threat to our democracy. freedom. ‘

A Hawley spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Hawley’s forthcoming book, entitled ‘The Tyranny of Big Tech’, was to be published in June 2021. In the book, Hawley would list the biggest technology ventures “the biggest threat to American freedom since the monopolies of the Gilded Age,” according to a description posted on Simon & Schuster’s website.

Four people were killed on Wednesday when supporters of President Donald Trump, angry after lying about the stolen election, stormed Capitol Hill and forced a congressional procedure to halt the election results.

Hawley, who was applauded by Trump, was one of the leading Republican senators who made efforts to object to the largely ceremonial proceedings.

After the order was restored in the Capitol on Wednesday, and following some Republican objections, Congress finally declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election early on Thursday morning.

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