STL Post-Dispatch Condemns Josh Hawley On Capitol Riot Anniversary

Weekend dead-tree denunciation leveled against the senior Missouri Senator . . . Here's the word:

To mark the anniversary of the riot, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, one of the leading newspapers in Missouri, published an op-ed written by its editorial board breaking down the events of the attack. The piece titled, "Jan. 6 showed that, yes, it could happen here. The voters must not let it," also at various points chastised Hawley for his hand in questioning the results of the 2020 election, crediting him for working to legitimize Trump's lies about widespread fraud.

"Trump's gaseous lies might have merely dissipated into the atmosphere had it not been for Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, who was the first senator to object to ballot results," the piece reads. "That damnable, self-serving stunt is what made it necessary for Congress that day to debate the undebatable legitimacy of Joe Biden's victory — thus providing a time-and-place target for the MAGA madness of Jan. 6."

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