Kinzinger slams Republicans 'who haven't said a damn word' about 'lie and conspiracy'
By Mychael Schnell - 10/31/21 10:18 AM EDT
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who has been critical of former President Trump's claims about the election and announced last week that he will not seek reelection, slammed Republicans on Sunday “who haven’t said a damn word” about the "lie and conspiracy" pushed by factions of the GOP.
When asked by host George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” if his retirement announcement handed Trump a win, Kinzinger said it “potentially” did, before criticizing Republicans who have “put their head in the sand.”
“It's not really handing a win as much to Donald Trump as it is to the cancerous kind of lie and conspiracy not just wing anymore, but mainstream argument of the Republican Party,” Kinzinger said.
“This is not on ... the 10 of us that voted to impeach, it's not on [Rep.] Liz Cheney [R-Wyo.] and I to save the Republican Party. It's on 190 Republicans who haven't said a damn word about it, and they put their head in the sand and hope somebody else comes along and does something,” he added.
Trump on Friday sent out a statement that read “2 down, 8 to go!” referring to Kinzinger and Rep. Anthony Gonzalez’s (R-Ohio) decisions to not seek reelection next year. Both lawmakers voted for Trump’s impeachment in January.
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