A former member of the defunct House committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol took a jab at conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, but it did not go over well.
On Wednesday, Carlson spoke out publicly for the first time since his ouster from Fox News in a video posted on Twitter.
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reacted to the video with derision, writing in a tweet, “The world will move on, bye bye Tucker. Don’t let the door hit ya.”
Writer Pete D’Abrosca tweeted, “Funny, this is what we said when you ‘retired’ from Congress.”
https://twitter.com/pdabrosca/status/1651551073033764864
Another person with the username ITGuy wrote, “Bookmark this tweet for when is pulling Rogan level viewers.”
Conservative commentator Dan Bongino tweeted, “If he only knew.”
Check out some more reactions below:
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Kinzinger declined to run for re-election in 2022.
In December, Carlson took aim at the congressman in an opinion article titled, “Goodbye, Adam Kinzinger… an example of what a man can be when he stops trying to be a man.”
“Speaking of how it will all end, how’s it going to end for Adam Kinzinger? Well, we suspect it will end like it began, in anonymity. In just weeks, Adam Kinzinger will be another CNN contributor. No one will ever see him again, but we will never forget him,” the article read.
It added, “Kinzinger will live forever in our hearts as an example of what a man can be when he stops trying to be a man and unleashes the emotionally fragile, divorced, single mom within. ‘Have another glass of chardonnay. Listen to me cry.’ Yes, Ms. Kinzinger, we will… Au revoir, Adam Kinzinger. See you at SoulCycle.”