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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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Aug 15, 2023

I couldn't imagine being the former president, to be Donald Trump, but if I had to pretend to be him, I mean, I'd be a little nervous because he's entirely banking on winning so that he can pardon himself, or so that he can at least stop…

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Aug 15, 2023

These people running for president that are too cowardly to speak out. I mean, like, I've said this a few times now, just drop out and endorse Donald Trump then.

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Aug 15, 2023

But if you want to have policy differences in the future, you've got to actually vote to defend democracy.

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Aug 13, 2023

I think it's an attempt to intimidate. I mean, Geoff is not going to be intimidated, thankfully. But, you know, that doesn't mean that everybody is not going to be intimidated and people watching, potential witnesses are going to see --

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Aug 6, 2023

Donald Trump is really good, and he's practiced this over decades of saying something, but in a way that you could somehow conceivably, at least with a straight face, argue that you mean something else.

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Aug 6, 2023

Nobody is. And that's -- and, you know, Chris Christie did a fantastic job. Again, Asa, Will Hurd. But everybody else is, like, in this magical land where somehow Donald Trump will just simply disappear from the political scene.

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Aug 6, 2023

I don't think it's just protected political speech when you make a threat, because, look, there are people out there that are going to take that seriously and they can go to take action.

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Aug 6, 2023

Yes, I don't mean this negatively. It kind of is a two- tiered system, whereas, Donald Trump is getting away with a lot.

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Aug 2, 2023

It is okay to ask electors to switch their vote, it is not okay to create fake electors and attack the Capitol to get your way.

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Aug 2, 2023

He's mad, not at the people who are asking the question. He's frankly mad that he has to come up with that lie and stand there and say that.

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Aug 2, 2023

Don't be in leadership if you're unwilling to say the hard truth to people.

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Aug 1, 2023

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.

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Aug 1, 2023

I think the things that -- I don't get surprised by these because, you know, I've been so surprised, like my surprise glands are all destroyed by now, but I basically -- the thing that really kind of shocked me was the amount of violence…

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Aug 1, 2023

It is like, it's nuts and I just -- this doesn't feel like real life. It is real life and that is why it's so important for us to follow through and make sure justice is done.

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Jul 23, 2023

I think, look, every indictment, every legal issue makes it less likely that Donald Trump wins the presidency because certainly, I think Independents this will affect, and you know, it will drive turnout from the Democrats and may depress…

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Jul 6, 2023

You're taking away the voice of countless citizens if somebody simply says I can't get on the ballot, because I'm not making a fake pledge to support somebody.

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Jul 6, 2023

Well, first off, it says terrible things about your candidates that you're like, they're so bad that you have to try to force everybody else to support them. And I think it's anti-democratic, small d democratic.

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Jul 6, 2023

It gives a huge advantage to him because people that would be voting in a Republican primary that are legitimately concerned about whether the party can unify around Donald Trump.

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Jul 6, 2023

Well, I mean, first off, how awful is your candidate that you have to do this in the first place?

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Jul 6, 2023

This is again, a party that is desperate and it's a party that is really sliding into authoritarianism.

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Jun 29, 2023

The First Amendment isn't there to protect the religious arguments we agree with. It is not there to protect the speech that we agree with. It is actually there to protect the stuff we don't agree with, because that's what's in danger.

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Jun 29, 2023

Look, if you want to -- if you want to forgive student loans, that's great. I don't know if it's good policy, but you have to go through Congress with that.

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Jun 25, 2023

I think that's his defense, it is to try to win the people over, run for president, win the re-election and maybe someday pardon himself.

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Jun 25, 2023

Yes, it's a total joke. And, you know, hypocrisy through Donald Trump's whole administration was an everyday occurrence. This is a huge example of that.

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