The Republican lawmaker blamed the 'cruelty' issue on a leadership vacuum within the GOP on Sunday.
Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, has become a vocal critic of many members of his own party following the U.S. Capitol riot last January. He has often called them out on issues such as their unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud undermined the 2020 presidential election, and has also taken a more moderate position on abortion in recent months.on Sunday, he condemned members of his own party for taking"cruel" stances during primaries, specifically with regards to abortion.
Above, Representative Adam Kinzinger speaks during a Congressional hearing on July 27, 2021. Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican, accused members of his own party of taking “crueler” stances to win in GOP primaries."I've always taken the position of rape, incest, life of the mother and, you know, certain weeks up until 15 weeks or whatever, and that was actually a fairly common thing in the Republican Party.
said rape, incest, life of the mother exceptions," he said."And now you've been seeing these Republicans go, 'There is absolutely no exception.'"at the end of the year after declining to run for reelection. A staunch Trump critic, who voted to impeach the former president, Kinzinger has evoked the ire of his party's conservative base and would have likely faced a difficult primary challenge if he decided to run.
"Somehow in the Republican Party, the crueler you are, the more likely you are to win a primary," he said.
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