"Exhausted by the Chaos." With Adam Kinzinger
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🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Adam Kinzinger is a Lt. Colonel in the Air National Guard a former Illinois Republican Congressman and January 6th Committee stalwart. He sacrificed his seat in Congress to do the right thing by holding Donald Trump accountable. He is a Senior CNN Political Commentator and he founded Country First, a non-partisan organization seeking understanding, collaboration, and common ground. Kinzinger and Bill discuss recent court decisions against Donald Trump, the impact of these decisions on the political landscape, the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and the future of democracy in the United States. Kinzinger expresses his belief that Trump will be held accountable for his actions and that democracy is at stake in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. He also discusses his own potential future in politics and the need for a different kind of leadership in the country. He is the author of the excellent book, Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country Hardcover. You can buy it here.
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| 0:00.0 | Good friends and neighbors, welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. |
| 0:10.5 | For the very special guest today, former Congressman Adam Kinsaker. |
| 0:15.5 | You know, like President Biden said, none of us were surprised, but all of us were shocked |
| 0:20.0 | at the murder of Russian dissident |
| 0:21.9 | Alexei Navalny, not directly, but certainly indirectly under the orders of Vladimir Putin, |
| 0:27.8 | who got rid of Navalny, just like he's disappeared anybody else who dared stand up to him. |
| 0:34.7 | In many ways, Navani was the Nelson Mandela of our age, a time and a man of incredible |
| 0:40.8 | courage, willing to put everything on the line, including his own life for the basic human rights |
| 0:47.2 | we believe in. Navani's courage is all the more remarkable, given the lack of courage we see |
| 0:53.5 | today from so many Republican |
| 0:56.0 | politicians, from Trump-esque-kissers like Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Marker Rubio, Mike Johnson, |
| 1:02.5 | the list goes on and on. |
| 1:04.2 | With two big exceptions, two Republicans, sadly no longer in Congress, Liz Cheney from |
| 1:10.7 | Wyoming and Adam Kininsinger from Illinois. |
| 1:14.6 | After January 6th, they refused to defend Donald Trump. |
| 1:18.6 | They blamed him for inciting the mob. |
| 1:21.6 | They both served on the January 6th Committee, |
| 1:24.6 | and they've both written great books recounting the violence of that day |
| 1:29.0 | and the abuse that they've suffered for daring to hold Trump responsible. You know, I don't care |
| 1:35.3 | what party they belong to. As a Democrat, I say we need more leaders like Liz Cheney and Adam |
| 1:41.6 | Kinsinger. And we're proud to welcome Congressman Kinsinger to our podcast. |
| 1:46.8 | Congressman, welcome to the Bill Press pod, a longtime big fan, first time caller, and it's great to have you on the show. |
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