In Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) continued attempt to cosplay as a man of the people, the banker’s son stands at odds with former President Donald Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee-in-waiting. Hawley recently blasted Trump’s signature legislative achievement, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as not just a policy failure but heretical to religious dogma.

“In the choice between labor and capital, between money and people, it’s time for Republicans to get back to their Christian and nationalist roots — and start prioritizing the working man,” Hawley said during a July 9 speech at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C.