{"id":2284282,"date":"2024-06-26T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-adam-kinzinger-runs-to-biden-endorses-biden-over-fear-of-trump-direct-threat\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T00:39:39","slug":"republican-adam-kinzinger-runs-to-biden-endorses-biden-over-fear-of-trump-direct-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-adam-kinzinger-runs-to-biden-endorses-biden-over-fear-of-trump-direct-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Adam Kinzinger Runs to Biden, Endorses Biden Over Fear of Trump &#8211; &#8216;Direct Threat&#8217;"},"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\">30<\/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%2Frepublican-adam-kinzinger-runs-to-biden-endorses-biden-over-fear-of-trump-direct-threat%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=2284282&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--><p>The article discusses former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger&#8217;s decision to endorse President Joe Biden for re-election, noting his\u2062 break with Republican party lines and criticizing his involvement\u200b in the Jan. 6 \u2063committee as aligning with Democratic \u200binterests. Kinzinger\u2063 is portrayed\u2063 as betraying conservative values, despite his assertion\u2064 that he is \u200bendorsing \u2062Biden to protect American democracy and the \u200cConstitution. \u2062The article critically assesses\u200d Kinzinger&#8217;s statements about former President Donald \u200dTrump, challenging his accusations and\u2062 defending Trump&#8217;s \u200cactions and \u200bintentions. The overall\u200d tone\u200c of the article\u2064 is skeptical of Kinzinger&#8217;s motives and \u200ccritical of his endorsement of a \u200bDemocratic candidate. Additionally,\u200d the narrative reflects a broader concern\u200c about media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monaco-to-brief-congress-on-durham-inquiry-findings\/\" title=\"Deputy AG Lisa Monaco to update Congress on Durham inquiry results.\">political\u2063 bias<\/a>, calling into question the reliability\u2062 and motivations behind certain political actions and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-purge-has-begun-where-it-stops-nobody-knows\/\" title=\"The Purge Has Begun. Where It Stops, Nobody Knows.\">media coverage<\/a>. The article ends with a plea for support from readers to \u200dhelp continue their work against perceived \u2064threats from Big \u200bTech and elite\u2063 groups.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 26, 2024 at 3:40pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Never underestimate former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger\u2019s ability to play the part of the useful idiot for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>He, along with former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liz-cheneys-jan-6-committee-vicious-sec-defense-felt-threatened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Liz Cheney<\/a>, did so in a big way by being the only \u201cRepublicans\u201d on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s sham, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cheney-kinzinger-oppose-jordan-becoming-speaker-must-good-choice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-Donald Trump<\/a> Jan. 6 committee.<\/p>\n<p>Now Kinzinger\u2019s at it again with his announcement Wednesday that he is endorsing Democrat President Joe Biden for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>In a slick video announcement that looks like it could have been put together by the Biden campaign, Kinzinger says, \u201cAs a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-reporters-have-any-pride-jon-voight-sounds-off-on-the-media-in-exclusive-interview\/\" title=\"\u2018Don\u2019t Reporters Have Any Pride?\u2019: Jon Voight Sounds Off On The Media In Exclusive Interview\">proud conservative<\/a>, I\u2019ve always put democracy and our Constitution above all else. And it\u2019s because of my unwavering support for democracy that today, as a proud conservative, I\u2019m endorsing Joe Biden for reelection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I certainly don\u2019t agree with Joe Biden on everything, and I never thought I\u2019d be endorsing a Democrat for president,\u201d he continues, \u201cI know he will always protect the very thing that makes America the best country in the world \u2014 our democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump poses a direct threat to every fundamental American value,\u201d Kinzinger asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Biden re-posted the former GOP congressman\u2019s video announcement writing, \u201cThis is what putting your country before your party looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is what putting your country before your party looks like.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m grateful for your endorsement, Adam. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zsS6anQ00y\">https:\/\/t.co\/zsS6anQ00y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1805922814362366457?\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Well, apparently putting your country first in Biden\u2019s eyes means it\u2019s okay to lie about Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you voting for Trump?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kinzinger said, Trump will \u201churt anyone or anything in pursuit of power. We saw that when he tried to overturn an election that he knew he lost in 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former lawmaker further alleged that the 45th president \u201cencouraged a violent mob to march on the Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all categorically false.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rnc-sues-key-pa-county-outside-philly-absentee-ballot-counting-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned the integrity<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pelosi-will-tap-top-dems-to-investigate-capitol-attack-not-9-11-style-commission\/\" title=\"Report: Pelosi Will Tap Top Dems To Investigate Capitol Attack, Not \u20189\/11-Style Commission\u2019\">official election results<\/a>, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-files-major-supreme-court-election-lawsuit-4-battleground-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unilateral changes<\/a> to election procedures by Democrat officials in some states, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheney-kinzinger-oppose-jordan-becoming-speaker-so-he-must-be-a-good-choice\/\" title=\"Cheney, Kinzinger Oppose Jordan Becoming Speaker, So He Must Be A Good Choice\">wanted state legislatures<\/a> in places like Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia to take a closer look before the Electoral College vote was certified.<\/p>\n<p>(Something that is well within his rights to ask for.)<\/p>\n<p>Far from encouraging a mob to attack the Capitol, Trump told his supporters attending a Jan. 6, 2021 rally near the White House, \u201cI know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5mzq6SilMI?si=zqt9j33dVCVFyCaq&#038;start=50\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger also parroted the fake Democrat talking point that Trump \u201cwants to be a dictator on Day 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe actually said that,\u201d the Biden sycophant emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>December or so of last year is the genesis of the talking point when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lib-narrative-wrong-5-reasons-trump-literally-never-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple media outlets<\/a> warned that Trump would be a dictator in a second term. Surely unrelated, the Republican candidate was surging in primary election polling at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The alarm has gone off. Around this time in 2015, some in political\/commentary class realized Trump could win GOP nomination. Freakout ensued, although many remained confident Trump could not win general. Now, warning machine has kicked into higher gear. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRtnloWAw2\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRtnloWAw2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Byron York (@ByronYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1731664525483467061?\">December 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All the over-the-top coverage prompted Fox News host Sean Hannity to ask Trump directly during a town hall that month: \u201cUnder no circumstances you are promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcept for Day One,\u201d Trump quipped in response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeaning?\u201d Hannity queried.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity noted that Trump was really just saying he would re-institute the border policies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-lawmakers-force-bidens-hand-oil-introduce-independence-russian-energy-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy development policies<\/a> he had in place as president.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ny-times-biden-admin-officials-relieved-scotus-restored-trumps-remain-mexico-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reversed<\/a> them by executive order when he came to office, and Trump plans to put them right back in place.<\/p>\n<p>The real tell that Kinzinger is no longer among the ranks of most Republicans is his statement that he doesn\u2019t agree with Biden on \u201ceverything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If he were a real Republican, he would not agree with the president on pretty much anything, much less choose to endorse him.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Randy DeSoto, June 26, 2024: Former GOP Rep. 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