Rep. Adam Kinzinger On Trump's Cult-Level Control Over The Republican Party

Former congressman Adam Kinzinger recalls the events of January 6, 2021 and admits he was surprised to see Donald Trump take total control over the GOP in the runup to the 2024 presidential race. Stick around for two more segments with Rep. Kinzinger.
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[nyerineu]

Mr. Kinzinger, Thank you for your honorable words & service to our nation!

[laurahart]

I'm not a republican but I have tremendous respect for Mr. Kinzinger.

[onyebukanzekwue]

Thumbs up for Rep Adam Kinzinger awesome speaker

[kljtx]

History will praise Adam a hundred years from now

[cherarch]

Why can't we have Adam Kinzinger! He's young, he's intelligent, he's not crazy! Why are we stuck with the Donald 😢

[jlvandat]

Kinzinger is such a stand-up and brutally honest. No wonder he didn't fit in the GOP.

[OmpieHickox]

Oh my goodness finally Sen Adam is authentic Republican Party who truly cares about our nation, I wish all of the GOP and House were thinking his direction with policies. Good job Senator Adam 💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[bigleem]

Adam lost the job but saved his dignity.

[suemagoo]

Never forget how they treated the ex-speakers husband.

[Terastas]

Addressing your differences at the ballot box is a nice sentiment, but difficult when one side is staunchly opposed to the ballot box.

[lazyperfectionist]

"Freedom of Speech" is the freedom to express your views with the spoken word. It is _not_ the freedom to incriminate others with _lies._ That is _defamation_ and it is _illegal._

[NimaTavakoli-fiwt]

Adam Kinzinger such a man of character. His views are so valuable

[joane]

Adam Kinzinger is a good man, thank you for having him on. These are scary times.

[patriciavaughan]

I’m not a republican but, I respect Adam.

[ricklee]

I can’t recall trump verbalizing even one single policy he’ll put into play while listening to him ramble on at his rally’s about sharks, toilets, water pressure, golden showers etc….I had to read about his future 10% tariffs, cutting Social Security and Medicare. Does the guy have any ideas at all for helping out the people of America that will not make everyone even poorer? I respect Adam

[tammyowens]

its the same mentality that's happened to all those who fell for Hitlers crimes. the level of propaganda and rhetoric is stunning, and no one simply wants to talk policy or look at the facts on the ground. its culture wars that's taken over for common dialogue. Every single republican in my family that I have had a small conversation with, has no clue how the govt works, or what legislation their party wants to get passed, all they talk about is the drama and lies they see about the border, the cost of gas, and how much it costs to buy food...they literally are clueless.

[mho...]

"Denial of what happened is a very dangerous Thing"
....also scarily American!

[alan-daniel]

I disagree with Kinzinger on most things not related to January 6th or the future of the democratic process in the US, but he's one of the good ones, and it's a real shame that he was effectively pushed out of office.

[RickisGod]

Hey The Late Show, please start putting 'Part One' and 'Part Two' on your interviews on YouTube like you do when you have double monologues. Would help when trying to watch someone's entire interview

[chamuelolivier]

Trump never had a word for the police officers who died on January 6th.