Loews Hotels said on Saturday it will not conduct a fundraiser with Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, the latest indication that many companies are distancing themselves from Republicans who voted to overturn election results.
Fighting for Missouri, a political action committee affiliated with Hawley, planned to host a “fun and family weekend event in Orlando” with the senator at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, Florida, from February 12 to February 15 February, according to the invitation to the event. Tickets were selling for $ 1,000 to $ 5,000, depending on the size of the group.
But Loews said the fundraising was canceled after the deadly Capitol riot, which many Democrats and Republicans attributed in part to Hawley and other members of his party who supported President Trump’s efforts to prevent Joseph Victoria’s certification of R. Biden Jr ..
“We are horrified and oppose events at Capitol and all those who supported and encouraged the actions,” said the company on twitter. “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.”
Hawley sharply criticized the Loews decision, which was created in 1960 and owns or operates 26 properties in the United States and Canada.
“If these corporations don’t want conservatives to speak, they should be honest about it,” he said in a statement. “But matching 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 voters and I will not bow to the leftist corporate pressure ”.
Hawley persisted in his challenge to the election results even after the crowd was expelled from the Capitol last week, forcing the House and Senate to two hours of debate over Pennsylvania’s electoral votes, although he never made a specific offense charge. .
Loews’ rejection came after Simon & Schuster said he would cancel publishing Hawley’s next book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech”, which was scheduled to be published in June.
Simon & Schuster said he made the decision because “we take our broader public responsibility seriously as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what has become a dangerous threat. “
Mr Hawley said the cancellation “could not be more Orwellian” and added: “See you in court”.
In recent days, a flurry of companies has suspended donations to some of the Republicans who voted to block the certification of the results of the Electoral College.
Morgan Stanley said it was suspending all PAC contributions to members of Congress who did not vote to certify the results. Marriott said it would suspend its PAC donations “for those who voted against the election’s certification.” And chemical giant Dow said it was suspending all PAC contributions “to any member of Congress who voted against the presidential election certification.”