With a growing chorus of complaints on social media and around the nation Thursday, at the end of the business day Simon & Schuster swiftly cancelled their forthcoming book from Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. The company said in a statement, “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,…
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