Sen. John Danforth Regrets Supporting Sen. Josh Hawley’s Career: ‘Worst Decision I’ve Ever Made In My Life’
“Supporting Josh Hawley … was the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life,” former Sen. John Danforth (R-Missouri) told the Associated Press on Thursday. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), a mostly unknown first-term senator, has been making national headlines after appealing to pro-Trump protesters on the Capitol on Wednesday, and supporting President Donald Trump’s demonstrably false accusations of widespread voter fraud. Hawley still refuses to accept President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Hawley, a lawyer with degrees from Yale and Stanford, surprised many...