Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is using his decision to object to certifying the electoral votes of several battlegrounds states President Donald Trump lost as a fundraising opportunity.
In a tweet on Thursday, outgoing Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) shared a screenshot of the fundraising email Hawley sent out that notes his decision to join the effort to overturn the election.
He wrote, “Of course he’s fundraising off fantasy. Getting ready for 2024. Using misinformation and conspiracies as a baseline for fundraising. Grift.”
“Fooling people to take their money. #QAnon and conspiracy theories are the new ‘normal.’ Shameful stuff,” he added.
Of course he’s fundraising off fantasy
— Denver Riggleman – Coalition of the Sane (@RepRiggleman) December 31, 2020
Getting ready for 2024. Using disinformation and conspiracies as a baseline for fundraising. Grift.
Fooling people to take their money. #QAnon and conspiracy theories are the new “normal”.
Shameful stuff https://t.co/uXzJm9glWS
On Wednesday, Hawley became the first Republican senator to join House Republicans’ effort to disqualify the electoral college votes of several battleground states that Trump lost.
In a statement, the Missouri senator wrote, “I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws.”
“And I cannot vote to certify without pointing out the unprecedented effort of mega-corporations, including Facebook and Twitter, to interfere in this election, in support of Joe Biden. At the very least, Congress should investigate allegations of voter fraud and adopt measures to secure the integrity of our elections. But Congress has so far failed to act,” he added.
Shortly after Hawley released his statement on Wednesday, Riggleman said, “I think he must have talked to some individuals who thought that his fundraising could go much higher if he were to do something like this.”
“It seems to me that Josh Hawley is looking for higher office. Maybe he’s positioning for 2024. This is all just political. It has nothing to do on rule of law, has nothing to do with what’s good for this country. It has to do with what’s good for the individual,” he added.