Loews Hotels said on Saturday that it is canceling a planned fundraising campaign for Sen. Josh Hawley
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The hospitality company in a statement suggested that it believes that Hawley’s objections in Congress to the election results based on unproven allegations of widespread electoral fraud contributed to last week’s violent riots on Capitol Hill.
“We are horrified and oppose events at Capitol and everyone who supported and encouraged the actions. In light of these events and for the safety of our guests and staff members, we inform the host of the February fundraiser that it will no longer be held at Loews Hotels, ”tweeted the company.
We are horrified and oppose events at the Capitol and everyone who supported and encouraged the actions. In light of these events and for the safety of our guests and staff members, we inform the host of the February fundraiser that it will no longer be held at Loews Hotels.
– Loews Hotels (@Loews_Hotels) January 16, 2021
Loews Hotels did not specifically mention Hawley’s name in its statement, but Fighting for Missouri PAC, a group affiliated with Hawley’s re-election, was chosen to host a fundraiser for the legislator from February 12 to 15 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando.
“Join Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) For a fun and family-friendly weekend event in Orlando,” said one brochure for the event.
Hawley rejected the hotel’s statement comparing his objection to the disturbances.
“If these corporations don’t want conservatives to speak, they should be honest about it. But equating the leadership of a debate in the Senate floor with inciting violence is a lie and is dangerous. I will not be dissuaded from representing my constituents and I will not bow to corporate pressure from the left, ”he said in a statement to The Hill.
The discarded fundraiser is the latest rebuke that Hawley has faced since helping to lead the Senate effort to oppose the results of the Electoral College in Arizona and Pennsylvania. The debate over these objections was temporarily interrupted by last week’s turmoil President Trump
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Simon & Schuster announced last week that he would cancel publishing Hawley’s next book.
The Missouri senator, seen by many as a likely candidate for the presidency in 2024, faced widespread resistance from outside groups and bipartisan lawmakers who criticized Hawley for his objections to the results of the Electoral College.
Hawley said he objected due to concerns by his constituents that the presidential election was fraudulent. However, state and federal electoral authorities have stated several times since the November election that there was no evidence of widespread electoral fraud.
Critics of Trump and the senator said the allegations of widespread electoral fraud were the impetus for the rioters who invaded the Capitol.
Several Democrats called Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz
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