Kinzinger: GOP ‘is not a Trump First Party’

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Rep. Adam KinzingerAdam Daniel Kinzinger Sunday Show Preview: New COVID-19 Variants Distributed in US; Redditors Shake Wall Street With Gamestop Stocks The Memo: Center-right Republicans Fear Party Heading For Disaster GOP Has Increased Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Problem (R-Ill.) Said on Sunday that the Republican Party is not a “Trump First Party,” adding that he believes he President TrumpDonald Trump Kelli Ward Rejects Request For Arizona GOP Race Audit Rifle Sales Rise Amid Pandemic Uncertainty, Biden’s Vow For Gun Reform Top Trump Impeachment Attorney Bowers Leaves Team: Reports MORE is separate from support from the GOP.

Speak with Chuck ToddCharles (Chuck) David ToddSenators spar over validity of Trump impeachment trial Fauci tells Maddow he was ‘blocked’ from appearing under Trump admin Officials are bracing for second Trump impeachment trial MORE On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Kinzinger was asked his opinion on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyKevin McCarthy Teaching Former Official Rests Shaky Precedent Lou Dobbs Knocks ‘Little’ Republicans Criticizing Trump Marjorie Taylor Greene Praises Trump Amid Growing Backlash MORE(R-Calif.) recent meeting with Trump. Todd noted that Trump seemed eager to share a photo of that rally and wondered if the party was rejoining Trump after distancing himself from him after the January 6 riot at the Capitol.

“You know, I think your point about that photo is important. So it goes to show that the former president desperately wants to keep looking like he’s leading the party and the problem is until we push back and say, you know, this isn’t Trump’s first party, this is a country’s first party – in some cases where you support Donald Trump in that effort, but in my case I believe that’s a whole new movement, ”Kinzinger said.

Todd noted that Kinzinger was originally intended to appear on the show, along with other House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, but only appeared.

‘Look, it’s really hard. I mean, suddenly imagine everyone who has supported you, or so it seems, your friends, your family, have turned against you. They think you’re sold out, ”Kinzinger said. But the reality is this: this is a time to choose. It is a time to choose what we will become. “

Kinzinger acknowledged last week that his vote to impeach Trump might prove “terminal” to his career. The congressman likely faces primary challenges because of his decision, but he has backed his vote so far.

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