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Adam Kinzinger

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Adam Kinzinger is a former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district, serving from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Kinzinger gained national attention for his outspoken views on various political issues, particularly his criticism of former President Donald Trump. He was one of the few Republicans to support the impeachment of Trump and served on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot.

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Jan 16, 2024

This is a very concerning problem, not just for Ecuador, but this is going to increase further pressure on the southern border.

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Jan 16, 2024

I mean, this is -- this is not about people having an opportunity. We all want people to have an opportunity but this is about, we would find dead bodies on the southern border.

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Jan 16, 2024

I mean, it's extremely concerning. These are cartels that are coming from Colombia. They're coming from Mexico. They're expanding their operations into Ecuador, destabilizing that country quite obviously.

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Jan 16, 2024

There's a lot that needs to be done, but yeah, it's -- this is an everybody problem thing. It's an American problem.

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Jan 4, 2024

I actually thought it was pretty good. I mean, I think he is doing now what he needs to be doing, which is taking this right to Donald Trump, calling out his flaws.

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Jan 4, 2024

It's outrageous. There's a couple of things going on there. One of them is to believe January 6th was, you know, FBI-led or whatever, which is insane, by the way.

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Dec 28, 2023

I think half are not principled in anything in Chris Christie's case, he has been clear of his feelings of Donald Trump.

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Dec 28, 2023

I just think, look, if you're going to pardon him, fine, whatever. The bottom -- they shouldn't.

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Dec 19, 2023

The former president has made it very clear, as Alyssa said, he wants to win for vengeance. He said, I am your vengeance.

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Dec 19, 2023

I fully believe it was an insurrection. And if he violated that, he violated that. He should be kicked off.

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Dec 17, 2023

That's not a comment you just come up with unless you know what you're doing.

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Dec 17, 2023

I think, look, I don't think Democrats understand how to attract Latino voters. I think they've taken the base for granted.

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Dec 17, 2023

If the Democrats understand that you need to speak to them as you'd speak to any blue collar American about the things they care about. And the economy is number one.

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Dec 17, 2023

I mean, they're just being absolute cowards. They wish you wouldn't say it. They -- you know, most of them, obviously, don't agree with how he says it, but they don't want to tick off the base.

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Dec 13, 2023

I mean, look, this is what Rudy Giuliani does. This is what, frankly, Donald Trump does, and this is what others in the Trump camp do, which is they say they have evidence.

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Dec 13, 2023

Yes, I mean, it's -- at some point, people have to look in their heart and determine what kind of a human being do you want to be.

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Dec 13, 2023

He could have gone from America's mayor, this hero. I mean, he still can redeem himself if he comes out and tells the truth, but he has turned into a joke.

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Dec 13, 2023

This is what we have to be aware of. This is an attempt to scare people, and Rudy Giuliani should pay a huge sum.

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Dec 5, 2023

If you believe an election was stolen, you should be yelling it from the rooftops.

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Dec 5, 2023

Believe him! How many times we have to go through this exercise of, Donald Trump says something, we don't take it seriously, and then he does the very thing he said?

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Dec 5, 2023

The Republican Party structure -- and for that, in all honesty, the Democratic Party structure, too, party structures don't mean anything anymore. They really have no power.

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Dec 3, 2023

He constantly says Joe Biden is weak on China. And I don't agree with everything Joe Biden does on China.

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Dec 3, 2023

If you put them on CIA truth serum, they're going to tell you, yes, Donald Trump is a bigger threat to democracy.

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Dec 3, 2023

Just say the election was corrupt and then leave the rest to me and the Republican congressman.

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