Many Sides of the Tough Guy Josh Hawley

Sen. Josh Hawley gestures toward a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory Jan. 6, 2021. Some demonstrators later breached security and stormed the Capitol. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

In a previously unpublished photo, Hawley gestures toward supporters of President Donald Trump as he arrives for a joint session of Congress held to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory in the 2020 presidential election outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., runs through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.January 6th Hearings NBC

At the latest hearing on Jan. 6, the select committee played video of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) fleeing the Capitol during the violent riot. Before the riot, Hawley raised his fist in solidarity with protesters. Former Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Dept. officer Michael Fanone discusses the moment. 01:31 – Source: Film Clip NBC News

December 2024: Senator Josh Hawley playing the tough guy. Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley confronts American Immigration Council senior fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday about how flooding the job market with illegal immigrants benefits Americans. During the heated exchange, Hawley asked:

“Why would you want American citizens and those who are here lawfully to have to compete against illegal immigrants who by the way are not always paid minimum wage? You don’t actually care about working people because you’re absolutely hellbent on this ideological agenda of opening our border.”

Did Josh care about the country and its citizens on January 6?