Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) raised $2.2 million across his political committees in the first quarter as the embattled Illinois Republican girds to face a primary challenger aligned with former President Donald Trump, the Washington Examiner reports.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The prosecution is compelling. Donald Trump incited and directed the insurrection. He knew what he was doing. I cannot imagine how any Senator could vote against removal.”
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), on Twitter.
Quote of the Day
“I think the long term impact of this could be devastating… It’s important to be outspoken. That’s why I decided to put this on the line. We’ve lost our moral authority to be outraged. When you end up where principles don’t matter, beliefs don’t matter, it’s just about who can be the loudest and kind of maintain power through raw anger and aggression, you’re no different than a lot of Latin American countries at that point.”
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), telling Politico that the Republican Party has lost its way.
Another GOP Lawmaker Won’t Vote for Trump
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said that he will not support Donald Trump in November, as he becomes the latest elected Republican official to break from the party, Politico reports.
Said Kinzinger: “Donald Trump is beginning to cross a lot of red lines of the unforgivable in politics. I’m not going to support Hillary, but in America we have the right to skip somebody. That’s what it’s looking like for me today. I don’t see how I get to Donald Trump anymore.”
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