Posted on 09/18/2021 7:19:21 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) says that former President Trump is “winning” because so many Republicans “have remained silent.”
In a video statement posted to Twitter, Kinzinger weighed in on the fate of the GOP after Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, announced that he would not be running for reelection next year.
“A couple days ago, my friend Anthony Gonzales announced he won't run again, and now the pundits and politicos are discussing whether this means that Trump won,” Kinzinger said.
“So, let me answer this question. Yes, as of now, Trump is winning,” he continued. “Not because Anthony decided not to run but because so many in the Republican Party decided to stay silent.”
The future of the GOP is on the many Republicans who have remained SILENT in the attack on our democracy. A video statement: pic.twitter.com/9KDwQmw6wt — Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) September 18, 2021
The comments from Kinzinger, a staunch critic of Trump who also voted for his impeachment, comes as the former president seeks to back primary challengers to those he sees as his enemies.
When Gonzalez announced his decision on Thursday, he stated that the “toxic” state of the Republican Party factored into this decision.
Trump had already backed his former aide Max Miller to replace Gonzalez. The former president has also endorsed challengers to other Republicans who voted to impeach him, such as Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Fred Upton (Mich.) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.).
Kinzinger said he and the other GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump were “fulfilling their constitutional duty” but slammed his other colleagues for “lacking the courage to speak out while privately hoping for change.”
The Illinois Republican also called for his remaining colleagues to speak out about whether they feel Trump still leads the party
“Ten of us voted to impeach Trump, 180 remain silent, and now it's their turn,” Kinzinger said. “When we all publicly take sides, then we can answer the question, once and for all, whose party is this.
These people just don't get it.
Adam is losing
I hope to run into this assclown someday when he’s returned to the “private sector”. I intend to have a brief chat with him.
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Uh, oh. Someone is frightened.
Kinzinger is a Goat Roper.
He would need to prove that he isn’t.
No follower. Republicans lie you are staying silent because Trump is winning. Trump is winning because people miss him. People miss him because they are suffering now when they were very recently prospering.
And that is why Trump is winning.
GO F*** YOURSELF, KINZINGER!!!
Trump is winning because the citizens want what Trump wants, not what the Assistant Democrats have been trying to shove down our throats.
I can assure Kinzinger if more Republicans speak up, it will not be to support him.
Because they know that Donald J. Trump won reelection you dweeb. NSTTFU and go away forever.
Ass Backwards Adam.
Let me know if you want back-up.
attack on our democracy
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What he means is by “our democracy” is the Uniparty.
Dems want to run against Trump in 2022. So the Never Trumpers and Fake Newsers are running with this narrative. It’s all very calculated and flat out evil.
Please people, stop calling the GOP the lesser of two evils. Other than Trump and a tiny sliver of others it is a globalist cabal that despises all of us and exists merely to fool us into thinking there is an alternative, even a bad one. They never offer a good alternative because they would never ever ever actually do good conservative things. So we get Romney and Bush and McCain etc etc etc. I'm done with their lies and deceptions.
“Ten of us voted to impeach Trump, 180 remain silent, and now it’s their turn,”
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Remember that 145 voted for Liz Cheney to lead them away from MAGA in Feb.
We need to do some serious Cantorizing in the coming primaries.
He’s actually right - but for the wrong reason, of course. Silent about standing up for principle, against the media bias and its false narratives, etc. left a leadership vacuum. That’s apparently what Kinzinger wants to go back to.
Same here. I’m 3rd gen Sicilian. When we hate, we effing hate..
Sir. That is an insult to many fine Goat Ropers.
I demand an apology.
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