The Insider reports:
Twitter users had a field day with Sen. Josh Hawley’s cameo role during Thursday’s January 6 committee hearing.
The committee showed the now-infamous photo of the Missouri Republican raising his fist in solidarity with protesters gathered outside security gates as he walked across the East front of the US Capitol from a safe space behind barriers.
Then, they showed a video of Hawley running away after the protesters he helped rile stormed the US Capitol. That’s when the chicken, Forrest Gump and running gifs, including some set to music, fired up Twitter.
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I’m going to tell my grandchildren this was Josh Hawley. pic.twitter.com/qs70SCOdSW
— Middle Age Riot (@middleageriot) July 22, 2022
Immediate reaction to the vid: pic.twitter.com/XAv4jc2tjr
— Dan Przygoda (@dprzygoda) July 22, 2022
#HawlinAss ? https://t.co/yWhtktbTPt
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 22, 2022
BIG laughs in the room as the committee shows Sen. Josh Hawley running in the halls of the Senate to get away from Jan 6 rioters
— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) July 22, 2022
I talked to former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone outside the #Jan6thHearings.
Here is his response to seeing video of Sen. Josh Hawley running away from rioters after fist bumping them earlier in the day on Jan. 6 :“Josh Hawley is a bitch”, said Fanone. https://t.co/qgCPHcVh1r pic.twitter.com/rTJoJywgY3
— JC (@JCWhittington_) July 22, 2022
I knew the Josh Hawley footage reminded me of something and then I remembered pic.twitter.com/8XCNFKG0ql
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) July 22, 2022
Josh Hawley is up for re-election in 2024. Sources say he may run again.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) July 22, 2022
All the good music versions of this have been done and I can never leave anything up with music but here Josh Hawley running away to chicken rap pic.twitter.com/MKJISXtRtl
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 22, 2022
Josh Hawley running away to a variety of soundtracks.
Pt. 2: Benny Hill Theme pic.twitter.com/3cl6otJxiJ
— Mallory Nees (@The_Mal_Gallery) July 22, 2022