Josh Hawley
BehavioralSeverityHigh
8/10
ThenJanuary 6, 2021
“Hawley raised his fist in solidarity with the crowd of Trump supporters gathering outside the Capitol.”
Hours before the Capitol breach, Hawley pumped his fist to the crowd that would later storm the building
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/josh-hawley-seen-fleeing-trump-mob-riled-newly-released-jan-6-footage-rcna39490NowJanuary 6, 2021
“Hawley was seen running through a Senate hallway, briskly descending a staircase to flee the rioters he had encouraged.”
Jan. 6 committee footage showed Hawley fleeing the same crowd he had saluted hours earlier, then he later sold merchandise of the fist-pump photo
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/josh-hawley-seen-fleeing-trump-mob-riled-newly-released-jan-6-footage-rcna39490Analysis
Encouraged the crowd with a solidarity fist pump, then fled when they acted on the energy he helped create, and later monetized the fist-pump image while condemning the violence
Detected: 3/26/2026ID: behavioral_011