Simon & Schuster says it has decided not to publish a forthcoming book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, citing the lawmaker’s role in fomenting this week’s “disturbing [and] deadly insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol.
Hawley quickly fired back at the publisher, calling the move “Orwellian” and an “assault on the First Amendment.”
In a statement issued via tweet Thursday evening, Simon & Schuster said it was canceling publication of the book, The Tyranny of Big Tech, following Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol by supporters of President Trump who aimed to upend the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Nov. 3 election victory.
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