{"id":534563,"date":"2021-05-21T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=534563"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:50:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:50:25","slug":"paul-ryan-to-speak-at-fundraiser-for-rep-adam-kinzinger-an-outspoken-trump-critic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-ryan-to-speak-at-fundraiser-for-rep-adam-kinzinger-an-outspoken-trump-critic\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Ryan To Speak At Fundraiser For Rep. Adam Kinzinger, An Outspoken Trump Critic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fpaul-ryan-to-speak-at-fundraiser-for-rep-adam-kinzinger-an-outspoken-trump-critic%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=534563&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1228546094-scaled-e1621631855792.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"40.194549266247\">\n<p>Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is scheduled to headline a fundraiser Monday for Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the virtual fundraiser range between $250 and $11,600 per person, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=00000179-8d24-de35-ad7f-ff6758420000\">according<\/a> to an invitation for the event first obtained by Politico. The fundraiser is hosted by the joint fundraising committee Country First, which comprises Kinzinger\u2019s campaign and his Future First Leadership PAC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.7331081081081\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former House Speaker Paul Ryan will headline a fundraiser on Monday for Rep. Adam Kinzinger. It\u2019s a decisive move against ex-President Trump, who has set his sights on Republicans who voted to impeach him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MbswCDjJBq\">https:\/\/t.co\/MbswCDjJBq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JPLpe0nFhR\">pic.twitter.com\/JPLpe0nFhR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1395745971309535236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Illinois congressman was one of 10 House Republicans who <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/12\/gop-adam-kinzinger-vote-impeach-donald-trump-president-cheney-katko-republicans-house\/\">voted to impeach<\/a> Trump in January for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. He also voted Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/35-republicans-voted-jan-6-commission\/\">in favor of a commission<\/a> to investigate the Capitol riot despite opposition from Republican leadership. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-leader-republican-party\/\">(RELATED: GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says It\u2019s Clear Trump Is The Party Leader Because \u2018There\u2019s An Absence Of Leadership\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger has repeatedly criticized Trump\u2019s continued influence over the Republican Party since his departure from office. He <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/28\/adam-kinzinger-self-congratulations-fear-donald-trump-cpac\/\">called on<\/a> Republicans to \u201cpresent a competing alternative narrative\u201d to Trump during a Feb. 28 appearance on CBS\u2019s \u201cFace the Nation.\u201d He later said Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/16\/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-liz-cheney-hijack-gop\/\">attempting to<\/a> \u201chijack\u201d the party during a May 16 appearance on NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kinzinger and other House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump reported a fundraising boost in the first quarter of this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/house-republicans-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-see-fundraising-boost-11618664400\">according<\/a> to The Wall Street Journal. The congressman pulled in around $1.1 million in the first quarter for his main campaign committee and had $2.5 million in his campaign fund at the end of the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has pledged to campaign against Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach him or did not support his claims of widespread voter fraud during the presidential election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/23\/us\/politics\/republican-who-wont-vote-to-impeach-trump.html\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan left office after Democrats won the House during the 2018 midterm elections, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/07\/12\/donald-trump-paul-ryan-criticism-book\/\">at times critical<\/a> of the former president. He notably <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/04\/paul-ryan-elections-2020-criticizes-house-of-representatives-certifying-joe-biden-win\/\">slammed<\/a> the Trump campaign\u2019s efforts to challenge the 2020 election results as \u201canti-democratic and anti-conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former House Speaker Paul Ryan is scheduled to headline a fundraiser Monday for Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump. Tickets for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312641,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1228546094-scaled-e1621631855792.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Paul Ryan To Speak At Fundraiser For Rep. 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