I think the Republican establishment now, whether it's the NRCC, whether it's Kevin McCarthy, have held on to Donald Trump. They have continued to breathe life into him. And so actually, it's not really handing a win as much to Donald Trump as it is to the cancerous kind of lie and conspiracy, not just wing anymore, but mainstream argument of the Republican Party.
Kinzinger criticizes the Republican establishment for supporting Trump and perpetuating falsehoods within the party.
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[A]s I watch the behavior of our political leaders, the comments of an ever-increasingly unhinged Trump, and the growing indifference of many Americans toward our role in the world, I have to ask a painful question: Are we now the bad guys?
He can say anything he wants. The real leader, the only person in charge that made those calls was Mike Pence.
It's chilling. I mean, I think he was sending a very clear message, which is, this is my Department of Justice.
The only thing that has changed since January 6 is now, if they want to run that play again, they're going to put more loyal people into the administration earlier on.
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