Josh Hawley mocked for promoting clenched fist mug while being ridiculed for Capitol fleeing video
One critic quipped that the mug ‘needs a lid for when you’re on the run’
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Your support makes all the difference.Josh Hawley prompted a renewed round of mockery on social media after he promoted a coffee mug featuring a picture of his infamous January 6 clenched fist pose along with a kissing emoji to Twitter.
Hours after the release of a video showing Mr Hawley fleeing a violent mob that had breached the US Capitol, the Missouri Senator tried to drum up sales of the $20 white coffee mug that features the words “Show Me Strong”.
More than 20,000 users had replied to Mr Hawley’s tweet by Friday afternoon.
“Needs a lid for when you’re on the run,” wrote actor Diedrich Bader.
Needs a lid for when you’re on the run
— Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) July 22, 2022
“And then you ran like the cowardly little b***h you are,” tweeted JoJofromJerz.
Others posted memes of Mr Hawley as Forest Gump, or showing his clenched fist emerging from a chicken.
Fixed. pic.twitter.com/9JqiiJ0kYP
— pinhead (@pinheadnyc) July 22, 2022
Erin Ryan, host of the Hysteria podcast, wrote: “Perfect for coffee that gives you the runs.”
“You should really own the libs and sell a mug of yourself running”, journalist Aaron Rupar wrote.
Perfect for coffee that gives you the runs https://t.co/qvZTTLKac6
— Erin Ryan (@morninggloria) July 22, 2022
During Thursday night’s primetime hearing, January 6 committee member Rep. Elaine Luria showed the photo of Mr Hawley raising a fist toward the crowd of protesters gathered outside the US Capitol on the morning of the riot. That was followed by a video clip of the senator sprinting through the halls and down an escalator in an effort to escape.
The clip of Mr Hawley running prompted a spontaneous outburst of laughter in the hearing room, and the hashtag #HawlinAss was soon trending on Twitter.
The footage has been since been set to humourous theme tunes from Rocky, Monty Python, and more.
Former DC Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was attacked by Trump supporters as he defended the Capitol on January 6, simply called Mr Hawley a “b***h”.
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