I think they're still hoping just like in 2016, that somehow this magic pony is going to come out of the sky and Donald Trump is going to be taken out of this race.
Adam Kinzinger: “I think they're still hoping just like in 2016, that somehow this magic pony is going to come out of the sky and Donald…”
On the recordAugust 1, 2023
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Kinzinger expresses confusion over why Republican candidates are not directly confronting Trump.
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