WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger from Kankakee is launching what he calls a “movement” to reclaim the Republican Party from conspiracy theorists and the forces leading to the Capitol attack.
Kinzinger told several news outlets, including the Chicago Sun-Times, that he hopes the “Country First” movement will help new leaders emerge in the GOP.
Kinzinger said “Country First” is being bankrolled by one of his political action committees, the Future First Leadership PAC. Its donors included philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates.
“This is no time for silence. Not after the last month. Not after the past few years. Someone needs to tell the truth. Someone needs to say what history needs to hear. So here I am. The Republican Party has lost its way,” Kinzinger said in a 6 minute video posted Sunday kicking off his “Country First” drive.
Kinzinger is one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump a second time. His office released a statement on Jan. 12 where the congressman said Trump “broke his oath of office” and “incited this insurrection.”