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Ex-GOP lawmaker trolls 'Vice President Trump': 'President Elon' is actually in charge

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger trolled President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday as he weighed in on the politics surrounding the collapse of the House spending bill – and made clear who he thinks will really be in charge of the federal government when Trump returns to the White House. Kinzinger said Wednesday’s derailment of the temporary spending bill made clear what …

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1 week ago

'Clown': MAGA fans outraged as ex-GOP lawmaker poses theory about mystery drones

Raw Story

Former Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said on Sunday that he knows what the mystery drones actually are, prompting MAGA outrage. Kinzinger, who recently hit Donald Trump with a challenge of his own after the president-elect said Kinzinger should be jailed, told CNN on Sunday that the "drones" people are seeing are just airplanes. Right-wing broadcaster Nick Sortor said …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Adam Kinzinger Shares Why He Thinks Trump Threatened To Go After Jan. 6 Panel Members

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Thursday said the findings of the now-defunct House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, “embarrassed” President-elect Donald Trump, prompting his threat of retribution against its members. In an interview with CNN’s “The Source,” Kinzinger, one of the Republicans who sat on the Jan. 6 panel, said that, despite …

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1 week, 3 days ago

‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger says he’s not intimidated by Donald Trump’s threats to jail him as a member of the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “You know, fine, whatever, if you got to make up charges I was in the legislative branch, we were investigating – as per the request from Congress – to do …

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Donald Trump says January 6 committee members should be jailed, Cheney condemns his remarks

Live Mint

President-elect Donald Trump, in his first broadcast news interview since winning the election, has called for the imprisonment of members of the House committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Trump specifically targeted Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democrat who chaired the committee, and former Rep. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice chair who was ousted after …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Adam Kinzinger jokes that Tulsi Gabbard could provide ‘safe harbor’ to Assad in her home

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger joked that Tulsi Gabbard could offer …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Adam Kinzinger has three-word response after Trump threatens to put him in jail

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger gave a succinct response to President-elect …

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2 weeks ago

'Bring it on': Ex-GOP lawmaker who Trump threatened with jail issues challenge of his own

Raw Story

Donald Trump said a former Republican lawmaker belongs in jail, but that man isn't backing down against the president-elect's threats. Trump recently said members of Jan. 6 committee that investigated him during the final days of his first term "should be jailed," according to the Washington Post. In an article entitled "Bring It On, Donald: The January 6 Committee Stands …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

'They are great friends': Speculation swirls over Gabbard as Syria's Assad is under threat

Raw Story

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence departments, became the subject of jokes and speculation as violence in Syria escalated. Former Republican lawmaker and Trump critic Adam Kinzinger said, "Wonder if will offer Assad safe harbor at her house?" In a separate post, Kinzinger said, "Remember, Tulsi Gabbard claimed Assad didn't use chemical weapons, it was 'the rebels.' …

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1 month ago

Aiding Ukraine has been cheap. Caving to Russia would be far more costly

LA Times

After 20 years and $2.3 trillion spent, after more than 100,000 American and Afghan lives lost, one would think our war in Afghanistan would be more of a reference point today. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said he would like to do so through “diplomatic means” next year. While the average American probably hadn’t thought much about Ukraine before the 2022 …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

'A scared weak man': Ex-GOP lawmaker dares Trump to come after him

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Friday all but dared President-elect Donald Trump to come after him. During an interview with CNN's Sara Sidner, Kinzinger was asked if he was worried about a Trump Department of Justice criminally prosecuting him in retaliation for his work in investigating the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol. Kinzinger went on to say …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Anti-Trump movie The Last Republican finds a surprising source of hope.

Slate

How did a liberal Hollywood director end up making a documentary about a conservative Christian politician? Steve Pink is, in fact, the director of the John Cusack vehicle about a time-traveling Jacuzzi and its sequel, as well as a co-writer of High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank, none of which would make him an obvious choice to profile Kinzinger, the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adam Kinzinger would ‘certainly’ be open to serving in Kamala Harris’ cabinet

LA Times

Former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of 10 Republican House members to vote for President Donald Trump’s impeachment in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, would “certainly” be open to serving in Kamala Harris’ cabinet should she win in November, he told The Times on Sunday. She’s the best counter for that, and I would love to help her …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

With new film, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger slams Kevin McCarthy as Trump’s ‘chief enabler’ after Jan. 6

LA Times

In a new documentary about his final term in Congress, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, the Illinois Republican who voted for then-President Trump’s impeachment after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and later served on the bipartisan committee investigating the attack, says one man is responsible for Trump’s return to power in the GOP. A onetime ally and friend of McCarthy’s, Kinzinger …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Adam Kinzinger's Way-Too-Specific Description Of Trump Body Odor Might Make You Gag

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger got a little too specific when he attempted to describe Donald Trump’s body odor while speaking to Jimmy Kimmel this week. “He’d invite all of us into the Oval Office all the time, and it’s hard to avoid that,” said Kinzinger, a longtime Trump critic who has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Former GOP lawmaker who spoke at DNC flags moment that 'will be written about for years'

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, whose speech at the Democratic National Convention served as a highlight of the event due to the GOP veteran's across-the-aisle endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, on Saturday highlighted a development from the DNC that he says "will be written about for years." Kinzinger, who is said to be facing an "uphill battle" as he tries …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-GOP congressman faced 'uphill battle' to change Republicans' minds at DNC: analyst

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger was one of several anti-Trump Republicans who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this year to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris — and particularly notable was how he tried to convince fellow Republicans to join him, wrote Philip Bump for The Washington Post on Friday. “I’ve learned something about the Democratic Party, and I …

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4 months ago

WATCH: DNC Night 4 speeches from Harris, Whitmer, Sharpton, Kinzinger and more

NPR

WATCH: DNC Night 4 speeches from Harris, Whitmer, Sharpton, Kinzinger and more toggle caption Chip Somodevilla, Saul Loeb/Getty Images The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Kamala Harris — vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Video credit: AP As is tradition, Vice President Harris accepted the …

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4 months ago

Trump campaign adviser slams former Rep. Kinzinger for speaking at DNC

Salon

In a recent interview, Donald Trump’s attorney and senior campaign adviser, Alina Habba, railed against former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who spoke out against Trump as a “weak man... who can’t stop playing the victim” at the Democratic National Convention. The former Republican congressman, who has previously spoken out against the party after Trump’s 2020 loss and attempts to overturn the …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Anticipation builds ahead of Biden-Trump CNN debate over different visions for America

Raw Story

The big show in Atlanta may be Thursday evening, but the days leading up to the first presidential debate have been filled with a flurry of campaign events that put on display how each side plans to win a state that narrowly backed President Joe Biden in 2020. Trump’s campaign held an Atlanta event targeting Black voters – as both …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

'Whiny weak victim': Adam Kinzinger crushes Trump as he crosses the aisle to back Biden

Raw Story

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger opened up on CNN Wednesday morning about his decision to endorse President Joe Biden's re-election — one of the most prominent Republican politicians to have crossed the aisle so far in this way. "I think it's really important for people to understand, particularly the 20 percent of, let's just call them the 20 percent of Haley …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Republican Adam Kinzinger Endorses Joe Biden For President

Huff Post

NEW YORK — Republican former congressman Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. Kinzinger, a military pilot who emerged as a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol was attacked by Trump’s supporters, described Trump …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall. On Wednesday, appearing with Duncan and Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Kinzinger reiterated his argument that …

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6 months ago

Trump blasts ‘highly overrated’ Bill Maher over his ‘dead show’, says he's suffering from ‘TDS’

Hindustan Times

Former US President Donald Trump denounced “highly overrated star” Bill Maher by calling his show “dead” and slamming him for “fake, loud and obnoxious laughter”. This comes after ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and former Representative Adam Kinzinger appeared on Maher's show “Real Time” to warn netizens about Trump's potential return to the White House and discuss charges against the …

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Ex-GOP lawmaker trolls 'Vice President Trump': 'President Elon' is actually in charge

'Clown': MAGA fans outraged as ex-GOP lawmaker poses theory about mystery drones

Adam Kinzinger Shares Why He Thinks Trump Threatened To Go After Jan. 6 Panel Members

‘Sorry to embarrass you, Donald’: Ex-GOP lawmaker hits back as Trump threatens jail time

Donald Trump says January 6 committee members should be jailed, Cheney condemns his remarks

Adam Kinzinger jokes that Tulsi Gabbard could provide ‘safe harbor’ to Assad in her home

Adam Kinzinger has three-word response after Trump threatens to put him in jail

'Bring it on': Ex-GOP lawmaker who Trump threatened with jail issues challenge of his own

'They are great friends': Speculation swirls over Gabbard as Syria's Assad is under threat

Aiding Ukraine has been cheap. Caving to Russia would be far more costly

'A scared weak man': Ex-GOP lawmaker dares Trump to come after him

Anti-Trump movie The Last Republican finds a surprising source of hope.

Adam Kinzinger would ‘certainly’ be open to serving in Kamala Harris’ cabinet

With new film, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger slams Kevin McCarthy as Trump’s ‘chief enabler’ after Jan. 6

Adam Kinzinger's Way-Too-Specific Description Of Trump Body Odor Might Make You Gag

Former GOP lawmaker who spoke at DNC flags moment that 'will be written about for years'

Ex-GOP congressman faced 'uphill battle' to change Republicans' minds at DNC: analyst

WATCH: DNC Night 4 speeches from Harris, Whitmer, Sharpton, Kinzinger and more

Trump campaign adviser slams former Rep. Kinzinger for speaking at DNC

Anticipation builds ahead of Biden-Trump CNN debate over different visions for America

'Whiny weak victim': Adam Kinzinger crushes Trump as he crosses the aisle to back Biden

Republican Adam Kinzinger Endorses Joe Biden For President

Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans

Trump blasts ‘highly overrated’ Bill Maher over his ‘dead show’, says he's suffering from ‘TDS’