By Evaristo Lara
Aug 23, 2024, 3:20 PM EDT
Adam Daniel Kinzinger, who as a republican He came to represent Illinois in the House of Representativeslashed out at Donald Trump, whom he accused of manipulating the Republican Party to benefit himself.
Invited to give a speech at the Democratic National Convention which the 46-year-old Republican is doing in Chicago He said the New York tycoon represents a threat to the nation’s democracy and that his ideas are destroying the principles of the group he represents.
“The Republican Party is no longer conservative. It has shifted its allegiance from the principles that gave it purpose to a man whose sole purpose is himself,” he said.
It should be noted that Kinzinger was one of two Republicans who served on the House select committee charged with investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.when a group of people entered the building with the aim of preventing the certification in Congress of Joe Biden’s victory.
Subsequently, The former Air Force pilot decided to distance himself from the Republican ranks, considering that they support an “anti-constitutionalist” character.
Since then, He became one of the main detractors of the 78-year-old Republican who hopes to return to Washington..
“Donald Trump is a weak man pretending to be strong. He is a small man who pretends to be big. He is a man without faith who pretends to be righteous. He is a perpetrator who cannot stop playing the victim.“he emphasized in the message addressed to the Democrats.
Since December of last year, during his participation in the podcast The Takeout Produced by Major Garrett, CBS News’ chief correspondent in Washington, the former military man who served on missions in Iraq and Afghanistan had already said he would vote for the Democrats if Trump was chosen as the candidate to represent the conservatives.
“I will continue to fight for the Republican Party, but that doesn’t mean I will vote for it. The only reason I won’t give up the title of Republican is because I refuse to let the anti-constitutionalist side win,” he said.
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