Missouri Independent: “Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards Inc. is demanding two senators who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election return donations the company’s PAC has made to their campaigns. Missouri’s Josh Hawley and Kansas’ Roger Marshall objected to the certification of electoral votes declaring Joe Biden the winner. The company is joining a chorus of Hawley critics – and longtime supporters – who say Missouri’s junior senator bears some of the blame for the pro-Trump mob storming the U.S. Capitol last week.”

“‘Hallmark believes the peaceful transition of power is part of the bedrock of our democratic system, and we abhor violence of any kind,’ the company’s spokeswoman, JiaoJiao Shen, said in an email to The Independent. ‘The recent actions of Sens. Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall do not reflect our company’s values. As a result, HALLPAC requested Sens. Hawley and Marshall to return all HALLPAC campaign contributions.’ The company’s PAC gave Hawley $3,000 and Marshall $5,000. The news of their demand was first reported by the newsletter Popular Information. After weeks of President Trump proclaiming the election was stolen, and Hawley publicly questioning the outcome in at least one state, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to block the certification. The mob of Trump supporters forced their way into the building and clashed with police, resulting in five deaths and numerous injuries.”