Senator Josh Hawley’s book was canceled by the publisher citing “deadly insurrection” in the Capitol building

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“After witnessing the disturbing and deadly insurgency that took place Wednesday in Washington, DC, Simon & Schuster has decided to cancel the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s next book,” the company said in a statement.

“We didn’t come to this decision lightly,” Simon & Schuster added. “As an editor, it will always be our mission to amplify various voices and points of view: at the same time we take our greatest public responsibility as citizens seriously and we cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what went on. become a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom. “

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

Hawley’s next book, entitled “The Tyranny of Great Technologies,” was scheduled for publication in June 2021. In the book, Hawley would argue that major technology companies “represent the most serious threat to northern freedom.” American from the monopolies of the Golden Age “according to a description posted on Simon & Schuster’s website.

Four people were killed Wednesday when supporters of President Donald Trump, enraged after being lied to about election theft, stormed Capitol Hill and were forced to temporarily halt a Congressional proceeding to certify election results.

Hawley, encouraged by Trump, had been one of the top Republican senators demanding efforts to oppose mostly ceremonial proceedings.

After restoring order Wednesday at the Capitol and following some Republican objections, Congress on Thursday morning certified Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

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