Hawley, facing fallout, blames media, D.C. 'establishment'
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press O'FALLON, Missouri (AP) — Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U.S. Capitol last week, defended himself in a newspaper column Wednesday, accusing the media and “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.” Hawley’s column appeared in the