Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Sunday he’s worried about the future of the Republican Party amid a divisive and “angry” climate in the wake of the Nov. 3 election.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Kinzinger decried the unabated “anger” by some supporters and allies of President Donald Trump.
“The concern I have right now and why I've been so outspoken is I grew up as a Republican because I believe in smaller government and strong national defense,” he said. “That is being destroyed by conspiracies right now, and anger. And I really do worry about the future of my party.”
Kinzinger also weighed in on the possibility of an override of Trump’s veto of the defense bill, conceding there could be some “flex” in GOP lawmakers who voted to pass it initially.
“There is some flex to lose some people that voted for it that don't vote to override the veto,” he said. “That would be a tough one for me to explain. I just don't know how you do it. Hopefully, we can still get it overridden.”
He predicted attempts in Congress to challenge the election will fail.
“There is no impetus to overthrow an election if you want to and not an ability to overthrow an election even if you want to,” he declared.
“All that is being done is certain members of Congress and the president and ‘thought leaders’ on Twitter [are] getting retweets and raising money on this scam,” he said. “It is a scam and it is going to disappoint the people that believe this election was stolen, that think this is an opportunity to change it.”
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