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Adam Kinzinger: “I think this is going to be atrocious. I think it's going to be bad. I think it's -- you guys are going to be covering…”

On the recordJuly 5, 2021
I think this is going to be atrocious. I think it's going to be bad. I think it's -- you guys are going to be covering terrible scenes out of Afghanistan.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Kinzinger expresses his concerns about the situation in Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal.

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