U.S. Senator Hawley finds new publisher after Capitol attack backlash

Salem Media

19/01/2021 01:47

Jan 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has found a new
publisher for his book after being dropped by Simon & Schuster
following the assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of
President Donald Trump.
    The book titled "The Tyranny of Big Tech" is critical of big
tech corporations including Google and Facebook. The day after
the Capitol assault, Simon & Schuster said it would no longer
publish the senator's book.
    Conservative publisher Regnery Publishing will now publish
the book in the summer of 2021, its parent Salem Media Group
 SALM.O  said in a statement on Monday.
    Hawley, a Missouri Republican, had earlier called for the 
Electoral College votes of states that voted for President-elect
Joe Biden to be rejected. 
    Hawley, 41, was elected to the Senate in 2018. He was the
first member of his chamber to announce he would join an effort
launched by conservatives in the House of Representatives to
challenge the normally ceremonial process of certifying the
electoral vote tally.
    He came under fire after the attack on the Capitol by Trump
supporters on Jan. 6, which delayed certification of Biden's
election victory by several hours that day, as lawmakers were
forced to flee to seek safety from the angry mob who had
overwhelmed security forces. Five people, including a Capitol
Police officer, died in the violence.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2JS0K7
    

 (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Schmollinger)
 ((Kanishka.Singh@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8061822801;))