Adam Kinzinger, the former congressman from Illinois, talks to Salon's Andrew O'Hehir about the future of the GOP under president-elect Donald Trump in 2025. Kinzinger shares why the party walked away from its defining principles and why he has decid...
Adam Kinzinger, the former congressman from Illinois, talks to Salon's Andrew O'Hehir about the future of the GOP under president-elect Donald Trump in 2025. Kinzinger shares why the party walked away from its defining principles and why he has decided to support Democrats, despite still being a Republican. He talks about Joe Biden's presidency, Speaker Mike Johnson and what kind of leadership Republicans need to revive the party post-Trump. Kinzinger is the subject of Steve Pink's new documentary, "The Last Republican," which follows his final year in Congress and his role in the January 6th committee hearings.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:57 Kinzinger's documentary "The Last Republican"
02:10 Understanding Trump's election victory
05:26 The January 6th Committee
07:03 Biden's successes and failures
10:53 How the Republican Party has changed
16:10 Two issues that doomed Democrats
19:05 Why Republicans folded after Jan. 6
21:19 Trump's second term
23:02 Putting morality above party
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