{"id":1795835,"date":"2023-01-05T10:21:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795835"},"modified":"2023-01-05T10:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:22:32","slug":"lol-adam-kinzinger-joins-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lol-adam-kinzinger-joins-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Lol: Adam Kinzinger Joins CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flol-adam-kinzinger-joins-cnn%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1795835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/k\/rep-adam-kinzinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Kinzinger<\/a> After his tenure as one of the most outspoken anti Trump lawmakers on Capitol Hill, he quickly found a new gig as a cable news pundit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">CNN announced Wednesday that Kinzinger had officially resigned from Congress after deciding not to run for reelection in 2022 midterms. He has since joined the network as a senior commentator on politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger became a CNN contributor in his debut on &#8220;Erin Burnett Outfront.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Congressman, we really are thrilled to have you onboard. Welcome,&#8221; CNN anchor Erin Burnett spoke to the ex-lawmaker.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-beleaguered-network-tumultuous-year-marked-high-profile-firings-continued-ratings-woes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THIS IS CNN? BELEAGUERED NETWORK HAS TUMULTUOUS YEAR, MARKED BY HIGH-PROFILE FIRINGS, CONTINUED RATINGS WOES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s great to be on the team, by the way,&#8221; Kinzinger replied. &#8220;Thank you. I&#8217;m excited.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Kinzinger.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Adam Kinzinger makes his debut as a CNN contributor on \" Erin Burnett Outfront  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n CNN contributor Adam Kinzinger makes it his debut &#8220;Erin Burnett Outfront&#8221; Just days after Congress was closed.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Screenshot\/CNN)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kinzinger, one the legislators on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Jan. 6 Committee<\/a>, was a regular guest on CNN for the past two years. He was invited on-air to attack former President Trump, and the majority of Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Critics long believed that Kinzinger&#8217;s antiTrump comments signaled his desire for a liberal news network at his term&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/don-lemon-cnn-never-liberal-insists-new-boss-isnt-transforming-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DON LEMON SAYS CNN WAS NEVER \u2018LIBERAL,&#8217; INSISTS NEW BOSS ISN&#8217;T TRANSFORMING NETWORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many people mocked Kinzinger&#8217;s career move, now that he is a CNN pundit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hahahahahahaha,&#8221; radio host Dana Loesch reacted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a shock to literally no one,&#8221; Tim Young, political satirist, wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nobody saw this coming. Nobody,&#8221; William A. Jacobson, Cornell Law Professor, and Media Critic, sarcastically tweets<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/640\/320\/Adam-Kinzinger-Jan.-6-Committee-Hearing.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., gets emotional as he speaks during the House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) gets emotional during the House select committee hearing about the Jan. 6 attack at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday July 27, 2021.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Oliver Contreras\/The New York Times via AP and Pool)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Was basically giving CNN his resume for the past year,&#8221; Axios reporter Tim Baysinger quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the least CNN could do after his 2-year apprenticeship there,&#8221; Chuck Ross, Washington Free Beacon reporter, mocked the announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quick turnaround,&#8221; Alex Weprin, the Hollywood Reporter media writer, pointed this out. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And folks thought CNN+ was going to be rock bottom for that network,&#8221; Comfortably Smug, cohost of Ruthless podcast, laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-crushes-cnn-msnbc-in-2022-finishes-no-1-among-cable-7th-straight-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FOX NEWS CRUSHES CNN, MSNBC IN 2022, FINISHES NO. 1 AMONG ALL OF CABLE FOR 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hustled out his integrity, country and voters in exchange for TeeeVeee time to sound like a random lib,&#8221; political commentator Yossi Gestetner tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I guess it&#8217;s nice to see someone land their dream job,&#8221; GOP strategist Matt Whitlock wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know it&#8217;s a clich\u00e9 for a lot of people to say they&#8217;re only doing this for a media contract. It also turns out to be true most of the time,&#8221; Stephen L. Miller, host of Versus Media Podcast, tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/640\/320\/January-6-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Then-Rep. Kinzinger sitting during a congressional hearing for the January 6th Committee.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Then-Rep. Kinzinger seated during a congressional meeting for the January 6th Committee.\u00a0<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger was among the ten GOP lawmakers that supported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former President Trump&#8217;s<\/a> Following the events of Jan. 6, impeachment\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In October 2021, the former Illinois representative announced that he was retiring. However, redistricting would have made it difficult for him to re-elect himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He joins CNN&#8217;s so-called &#8220;Top 100&#8221; list. &#8220;Never-Trump Republicans&#8221; Ana Navarro, Alyssa Fah Griffin, and former Rep. Charlie Dent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Joseph A. Wulfsohn, a Fox News Digital reporter, is responsible for reporting on media stories. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adam Kinzinger After his tenure as one of the most outspoken anti Trump lawmakers on Capitol Hill, he quickly found a new gig as a cable news pundit.\u00a0 CNN announced Wednesday that Kinzinger had officially resigned from Congress after deciding not to run for reelection in 2022 midterms. 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