<p>Like several additional GOP lawmakers, Hawley has faced criticism for baselessly challenging the legitimacy of President-elect Joe Biden's decisive electoral win, an effort that critics <a href="https://prospect.org/politics/what-it-means-to-never-forget-capitol-insurrection/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">say</a> implicates them in last week's right-wing assault on the halls of Congress.</p><p>Since the January 6 insurrection, Hawley has tried to distance himself from the actions of the pro-Trump mob, yet even in the aftermath of the deadly riot, the lawmaker still—alongside 138 House and seven other Senate Republicans—<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/07/co-conspirators-sedition-here-are-names-every-republican-who-voted-overturn-election" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">voted against </a>certifying the Electoral College results.</p><p>While Hawley has<a href="https://twitter.com/SenHawleyPress/status/1349470132733669379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> tried</a> to portray his objections to Biden's victory as a principled stance in defense of "election integrity," Rep. Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.) reminded the Missouri Republican of the infamous photograph in which Hawley is depicted raising his fist "in solidarity with white supremacists who attacked our Capitol."</p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d96168d9344794bc2c401eb22489210d" id="1ef5d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350140959368093699"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hey Sen @HawleyMO, I hate to break it to you, but this is, in fact, you.
You raised your fist in solidarity with w… https://t.co/NpglQiIJ84</div> — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)<a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/statuses/1350140959368093699">1610733663.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>"While you may politically regret what you've revealed about yourself," Ocasio-Cortez said, "you still have no place in public office."</p>
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