Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri had bragged on Twitter about his upcoming appearance on Fox News with Tucker Carlson.
However, Hawley—who was the first Senator to object to President Joe Biden's electoral college certification in the 2020 election—was unceremoniously absent from the engagement he prepped his followers for.
An hour after his initial announcement, Hawley claimed his studio suffered a power outage as the reason why he missed the interview.
Sorry to miss everyone - Had a power outage at studio and couldn\u2019t join @TuckerCarlson tonight. Hope to see you soon— Josh Hawley (@Josh Hawley) 1621472555
Many social media users scratched their heads since there were no significant storms in the forecast enough to cause a blackout on Wednesday night.
Rawstory mentioned it was not raining or storming in Washington where the Congressman was expected since there were votes there.
While his tweet was dubious, Twitter was more than happy to fill in the blanks with their assumptions.
Many social media users mocked Hawley and said he was "canceled" by the network.
People were referring to publication company Simon & Schuster canceling the Congressman's book back in January – mainly for Hawley's notorious efforts in leading the Senate to obstruct the Electoral College vote in support of former President Donald Trump's big lie of a stolen election.
You were cancelled!— Hannah Delahanty (@Hannah Delahanty) 1621472594
So Josh, is you next book gonne be "the Tyrany of Big Power"?— Ben Hazel (@Ben Hazel) 1621540237
Sounds like the power company was \u201ccancelling\u201d you. Maybe you should sue— Bossyhomebody (@Bossyhomebody) 1621473073
Cancelled by Divine intervention!pic.twitter.com/Mwca95gAXj— AlmaLivre (@AlmaLivre) 1621475442
The power outage was the white hood over your head covering your eyes— Diogenes the cynic (@Diogenes the cynic) 1621472725
Finally. He was silenced. Been waiting for months.pic.twitter.com/9ZG6PoG98F— FrankMemes (@FrankMemes) 1621473321
Thanks, for the notification. I'll schedule my underwear folding when you are on Tucker again. Just let me know the time and date....— @RPh (@@RPh) 1621473911
Must have been a "white power outage." It happens.— Nita Cosby (@Nita Cosby) 1621483328
Divine intervention, even the studio didn't want to hear you— Ted the medic (@Ted the medic) 1621476795
There was no further explanation from Hawley about his interview that never happened.
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