Kinzinger ‘Certainly’ Would Not Support McCarthy As Speaker
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) does not believe House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is capable of serving as Speaker of the House. During a virtual event with Politico Tuesday, he told the publication, “I…
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) does not believe House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is capable of serving as Speaker of the House.
During a virtual event with Politico Tuesday, he told the publication, “I certainly wouldn’t support him if it was today… This country deserves people that are going to do tough things and tell the truth.”
He added, “The easiest thing for me and Liz and others like me is to just kind of go along with the party line and hide a little bit. It would be a lot easier.”
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House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her leadership role earlier this month following her criticism of former President Donald Trump, as IJR reported.
Kinzinger previously said he believes McCarthy’s leadership should be the one in question, claiming he warned the minority leader “that his words and our party’s actions would lead to violence on January 6th. Kevin dismissively responded with ‘OK Adam, operator next question.’ And we got violence.”
On Tuesday, he called on McCarthy to kick Rep.