GOP Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas, along with other Republicans who objected to President-elect Joe Biden's win in key battleground states last week, are now facing a donation boycott from leading American businesses.
Hawley and Cruz, two prominent Trump loyalists, were joined by six other Republican senators Wednesday evening as they objected to some electoral votes as Congress met to certify Biden's victory over Trump. GOP Senators Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Roger Marshall of Kansas and John Kennedy of Louisiana sided with Hawley and Cruz in voting to overturn the results in Arizona—while GOP Senators Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Rick Scott of Florida joined Hawley, Cruz, Tuberville, Hyde-Smith and Marshall in attempting to disenfranchise Pennsylvania's voters.
In the House of Representatives, Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama led nearly 140 Republican lawmakers in voting to reject the two states' results. Republican Senate leaders had strongly discouraged GOP senators from signing onto the House effort. Following the Wednesday attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump's supporters, several GOP lawmakers who planned to object to the results changed their minds.
Now, Hawley and Cruz and the other Republican objectors won't be receiving donations from hotel giant Marriott International, health insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield and bank holding company Commerce Bancshares, the Popular Information newsletter reported on Sunday. The three companies confirmed to the newsletter that they would no longer contribute to the Republican lawmakers who objected.
