Josh Hawley’s pledge to block Biden’s nominations is unbelievably cynical

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is making some noise this week by threatening to block President Joe Biden’s State and Defense Department nominations after mishandling the Afghanistan withdrawal. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 16, 2021 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Why Josh Hawley's latest stunt is his most hypocritical by Zeeshan Aleem Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is making some noise this week by threatening to block President Joe Biden’s State and Defense Department nominations after mishandling the Afghanistan withdrawal. There's an irony in this move, Zeeshan Aleem writes, not least because Biden has in fact upheld a position that Hawley himself supported in the past. “Hawley and everyone else in Washington knows this rebellion is mostly a symbolic one,” Aleem writes, “and one which is meant to generate attention more than results.” Read Zeeshan Aleem's [full analysis here]( and don't forget to check out the rest of your ThursdayMSNBC Daily.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Larry Elder]( [Jessica Levinson]( [We have some great news for the people trying to destroy democracy]( Gavin Newsom won the California recall. But Republicans are winning a scarier fight. [Read More]( [A photo of soldiers riding a tank]( [Marc Ambinder]( [A new book peeks into the Trump-China saga — and it’s scary as hell]( Woodward's book shows how broken our nuclear command system really is. [Read More]( [A photo of Larry Nassar]( [Ja'han Jones]( [Nassar's enablers are Joy Reid's picks for the 'absolute worst.' Here are the dishonorable mentions.]( These people deserve a spot at the table of shame, too. [Read More]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of Tucker Carlson]( [The Beat With Ari]( [Fox's hypocrisy on vaccine mandates exposed by internal memo]( [A photo of Larry Elder]( [Deadline White House]( ['Act of vandalism': Ex-GOP strategist slams Trumpian effort behind California recall]( [A photo of the SpaceX rocket launch]( [All In]( [Watch SpaceX rocket launch the first all-civilian crew into orbit]( [A photo of Sara Collins Rudolph, the Birmingham bombing survivor]( [The ReidOut]( ['I was angry': How the sole Birmingham bombing survivor pushed forward after attack]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Introducing [The ReidOut Blog](, the digital extension of [“The ReidOut,”]( political juggernaut Joy Reid’s nightly show on MSNBC. Follow for the latest commentary on daily news, including the ways politics and culture clash and coincide. You’ll also find exclusive web content that expands on conversations broached on “The ReidOut.” Race and racism, [voting rights](, [reproductive rights](, the [Covid-19]( fallout and recovery — expect it all. Follow MSNBC [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( Check out the MSNBC channel on Apple News Download the NBC News Mobile App and watch MSNBC [Listen live to MSNBC on TuneIn]( [Image] [Image] [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)