Sen. Josh Hawley Mocked For Spreading Unverified Kamala Harris Rumor

The Missouri Republican and self-described Christian nationalist took to X, formerly Twitter, to share an unsubstantiated claim about why the Democratic presidential nominee picked Walz: Advertisement So I hear Kamala had chosen SHAPIRO last week – but the lefty Dems had a meltdown. Great decision making skills there, Kamala — Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 7, 2024 Hawley didn’t provide any sourcing for his would-be scoop, instead letting the phrase “so I hear” do some rhetorical heavy lifting. And while he has faced left-wing criticism for his views on Israel amid the war in Gaza, among other things, there is no evidence that Harris had chosen and then dropped Shapiro due to a progressive “meltdown.” As a result, many people responding to Hawley’s X post were skeptical about his claim. source: i made it up — sam (@sam_d_1995) August 7, 2024 Yes, I’m sure Josh Hawley is in the loop with Kamala Harris’ close personal advisors and top Dems. — Andrew Abramson (@AbramsonFL) August 7, 2024 Others adopted Hawley’s rhetorical device to mock him harder. Thanks for the win,… — Ron Fancy Defender of AMERICAN DEMOCRACY (@RonFancy) August 7, 2024 I mean, as long as we’re talking about what we HEAR – I hear JD Vance fucks couches…. so…. yeah — Sarah Burris 🌻 (@SarahBurris) August 7, 2024 Advertisement “So I hear” is Josh Hawley for “I’m gonna make some shit up, then skip away.” https://t.co/kZvS6IwrKe — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) August 7, 2024 So I hear Josh Hawley made this up. — Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 7, 2024 And some X users just went for the jugular. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/josh-hawley-mocked-kamala-harris-rumor_n_66b3c932e4b05d0bc2808c8d