The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois that aired Sunday, May 1, 2022, on "Face the Nation." The following is a transcript of an interview . ga('ads.send', { Little do they know they are driving the bus to hell. and Republican Rep. Adam Kinzingers relatives excoriated him as a disappointment to us and God and an embarrassment to the family in a scathing two-page letter hammering the congressman over his criticism of former President Donald Trump. 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Trump was the first president who represented me. But Kinzinger, a 43-year-old Air National Guard pilot, appeared unbothered by his cousin's remarks, insisting she and the others who signed the note have suffered 'brainwashing' at the hands of conservative churches, which have led them astray. His campaign website trumpets his long-standing opposition to the Affordable Care Act, and he is an opponent of abortion rights and increased taxes. Kinzinger's cousin, Karen Otto, said in an interview with the Times that she paid $7 to send it by certified mail to the lawmaker's father. This is just like when Donald Trump paid off Stormy Daniels to hide their affair, probably, except for how David's story involved repentance eventually. Kinzinger was one of 10 Republicans who joined all House Democrats in voting to impeach Trump last month for "incitement of insurrection" in light of his role in encouraging the riot at the US. U.S. Rep.Adam Kinzinger is not battling with Republicans who stand behind former PresidentDonald Trump, in a letter Kinzingers family says he has joined the Devils Army.. "Instead you go against your Christian principals and join the 'devil's army.'" You have embarrassed the Kinzinger family name!. The woman who sent the letter, Karen Otto, Kinzinger's cousin, actually sent the letter via certified mail to Kinzinger's father, to make sure they both received it. The letter immediately calls Kinzinger a disappointment to us and to God, with his family members questioning how he could possibly call himself a Christian while standing against Trumpa peculiarity in a time when many have asked their fellow Christians how they can support Trump and his divisiveness and cruelty while calling themselves Christians. Not many Republicans voted to impeach President Trump during his second trial, but those that did are now being seen as traitors by Trumps loyal supporters, and sometimes even their families. } Kinzinger, who has represented Illinois' solidly Republican 16th congressional district since 2013, has made waves as one of the most vocal and forceful critics of Trump beginning during Trump's. John McGlasson, the committee member for Kinzingers district, said the congressman had been insulting with his comments since January 6. Instead, you go against your Christian principals [sic] and join the devils army (Democrats and the fake news media), the group wrote in a letter first published by The New York Times. Right now, hes leaning toward running for reelection, but with redistricting looming this fall, its unclear how the states Democratic-controlled legislature will rearrange his district. This letter was written January 8, two days after the Capitol attack, after Kinzinger called for Trump's removal because he incited a terrorist attack against the US Capitol. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ We just fear, he said. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation. We were once proud of your accomplishments! In a January 19 handwritten letter, obtained by Punchbowl News, Kinzinger's cousin Karen Otto, along with her husband Greg and nine other signatories, referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a 'witch' in claiming Democrats 'brainwashed' the Illinois Republican. Back to verbally abusing and disowning Adam Kinzinger for having his own mind and stabbing Jesus right in the wrists when he called for Trump to be held accountable for ordering a terrorist attack against America: OK, we're sorry, but gonna have to factcheck that one with Jesus, who says in Mark that the unforgivable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. "I wanted Adam to be shunned," she told. }); Be the change you want to see in the world! Karen Otto is on Facebook. I wanted Adam to be shunned, she said in an interview. If you want to vote as a Democrat, vote as a Democrat, Richard Reinhardt, a 63-year-old retired mechanical engineer, said while eating lunch at a Thai restaurant in Rockford. The couple got engaged in the summer of 2019, with Kinzinger also sharing the news on Instagram. 'When was the last time you proclaimed your faith Adam? eventAction: 'click_image_ads' the January 19 letter read. The cousin who wrote it, Karen Otto, is so confident that she is on the right side of history that she actually sent copies of it to Republicans throughout Illinois, attempting to have Kinzinger "shunned," according to her own words. Republican voters interviewed in the district last week lambasted Kinzinger for turning on Trump. Since then, the Illinois lawmaker launched a new political action committee with a six-minute video declaring the need to reject the conspiracy theories that have unmoored the party. 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We have a lot of work to do to restore the Republican Party, he said, and to turn the tide on the personality politics.. Watch, Quick Style grooves to Kala Chashma again, this time with an 'Aye Ayo' twist, Creativity at its peak! Describes John Fetterman As 'A Vegetable' At CPAC, Trump Gloats Over News Of Kellyanne And George Conway's 'DIVORCE'. Will MS Dhoni pass the baton to Ben Stokes in what could be his final season for CSK? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Tampa Area Local News, National Stories, and Politics. hitType: 'event', But [Trump] is a Christian! ', 'It's not for us to judge or be judged! "You have embarrassed the Kinzinger family name!". 'We have a lot of work to do to restore the Republican Party,' he said, 'and to turn the tide of the personality politics.'. In the 2010 Republican wave Kinzinger, then 32, beat a Democratic incumbent by nearly 15 percentage points and, two years later, with support from Eric Cantor, then the House majority leader, ousted another incumbent, 10-term Republican Don Manzullo, in a primary following redistricting. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), He is one of two Republicans to serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U. 'We were once so proud of your accomplishments! 'I wanted Adam to be shunned,' she told the outlet of her reasoning. Oh wait, sorry, this is the Adam Kinzinger letter. Kinzinger, who represents the safely conservative 16th District in Illinois, was one of just 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump on a charge of inciting the January 6 Capitol. Both are fabricated elements of a designed campaign for a small minority to assert control of our government and our social order. Written by Kinzinger's cousin Karen Otto and signed by several others, some of whom recently disowned Kinzinger, the New York Times reports, the two-page letter shows the extent to which. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Kinzinger has said that focus lies neither with angry GOP leaders in his district nor with the letter-writers in his family, whom he suggested suffer from brainwashing from conservative churches. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is one of the Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Donald Trump, and he's been vocal about how he's over Trump for a hot minute now. Kinzinger's cousin, Karen Otto, said in an interview with the Times that she paid $7 to send it by certified mail to the lawmaker's father. "I wanted Adam to be shunned," she told the NYT in an interview. The Palmieri Report is a Pro-America News Outlet founded by Jacob Palmieri four years ago at the age of 19. The Ottos wrote in postscript that there are 'many more family members [who] feel the same way we do. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), The Times has redacted the names. The letter at last wraps up with Cousin Karen saying good luck with your fundraising, and so forth, signed Cousin Karen and 10 other family members whose names are redacted in the copy the Times has. For me, I am at total peace with my decision on impeachment and my mission to restore the GOP, to uphold the principles we hold dear, and firmly put the country first. Fear the future. We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. Kinzinger refused to vote for his party's nominee in 2016. Pervez Agwan Is Battling Big Oil And $ Head-on, In Their Own Backyard, Dom Jones Is Determined To Ensure Basic Human Rights For All. pic.twitter.com/yTjJsBoEOZ. hitType: 'event', Kinzinger's family wrote in their letter telling the GOP lawmaker he should switch to Democrat. Kinzinger was one of 10 Republicans who later joined all House Democrats in voting to impeach Trump last month for " incitement of insurrection " in light of his role in encouraging the riot at. He was born in Kankakee, grew up in Bloomington and now resides in Channahon. Kinzinger called the former president a "snowflake" and "one of the weakest men that I've ever seen" in an interview Monday with CNN's Anderson Cooper. It seems likely all the people who lost loved ones to COVID thanks to Trumps unforgivable mishandling of the pandemic would disagree, to pick only one of the many groups negatively impacted by Trumps joke of a presidency. Kinzinger's family go on to say they could list even more 'grievances' against him, but insist he is 'not worth their time', before proceeding the pile in on him for one and a half additional pages. }); 11:25 EST 17 Feb 2021. Karen Otto. My. compounded the injury by voting to create, and then joining, the Democratic-majority select committee investigating the attack.In February, the Republican National Committee passed a resolution censuring Kinzinger and Cheney for serving on the Jan . She holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University. President Trump is not perfect, but neither are you or any of us for that matter! House Dem Report: Its Official, Jim Jordans GOP Weaponization Panel Is A Sham, MyPillow Founder Gets Involved In California County That Dumped Dominion Over The Big Lie, Attorney Ben Crump Says His Team Has Obtained Consequential New Evidence Related To Malcolm Xs Death, DeSantis Appears To Be Building His Own Trumpian Media Circuit. Kinzinger was one of just three House Republicans who voted both to impeach Trump and strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia from her committee posts. The New York Times reports: Two days after Mr. Kinzinger called for removing Mr. Trump from office following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, 11 members of his family sent him a handwritten two-page letter, saying he was in cahoots with "the devil's army" for making a public break with the president. Karen Otto told the Times that, in addition to sending the letter to Kinzinger, she also sent it to Republicans across Illinois, including other members of the state's congressional delegation. And I will be looking at alternate options to ensure responsibility and accountability so that what happened on January 6, 2021 will never happen again. Teens Crash Through Overpass In Stolen Car 2023 EHM PRODUCTIONS,INC. At a fundraiser in the Chicago suburbs before the 2016 election, Trump asked Richard Porter, a Republican National Committee member from Illinois, how Kinzinger would do in his reelection bid. They say they don't like his "horrible, rude accusations of President Trump! Political Reporter The letter which was signed by 11 members of the lawmakers family, was alsodistributed to Illinois Republicans, that her cousin had embarrassed the Kinzinger name!. Or maybe Cousin Karen hallucinated it. the letter begins, except for "disappointment" is underlined four times, and God is underlined just once. I wanted Adam to be shunned, she said in an interview. they wrote. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois is one of the Republicans in the House who voted to impeach Donald Trump, and he's been vocal about how he's over Trump for a hot minute now. That guy is a Christian, we're supposed to believe? }) The family continued that they were now most 'embarrassed' to be related to Kinzinger, calling him a stain on their family's name. Do your Amazon shopping through this link, because reasons. Karen Otto, Kinzinger's cousin, was the scribe of the letter. Karen Otto, Kinzinger's cousin who spearheaded the letter signed by 11 other family . He's one of just a. Not sure we agree with your police work there, Cousin Karen. It begins: "Oh my, what a disappointment you are to us and to God!" On February 13, 2021, after the Senate voted to acquit Former Presdient Trump, Rep. Adam Kinzinger released this statement: Make no mistake, the damage being done to the state of our republic and the democratic values we hold dear is unacceptable. Once again: there is no Republican Party. MEAWW brings you the best content from its global team of Central and northern Illinois deserve an explanation and deserve my full attention, and theyll get it, he said. Kinzinger said he has little desire to reach out to the loudest critics in his districts Republican organizations, whom he hasnt spoken to in years and said hold little sway over voters. Also God is as disappointed in you as we are, but really: "You should be very proud that you have lost the respect [underlined three times] of Lou Dobbs, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, John Kelly, etc., and most importantly in our book, Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh and us!!!". Funeral. His dog Lula is judging you right now. He looked at the overwhelming evidence against Trump, after the whole world saw him incite violence against those he considers enemies again and again, and chose country over party. Kinzinger is unapologetic about his priorities. It's time to unplug the outrage machine, reject the politics of personality, and cast aside the conspiracy theories and the rage,' he said. I dont care what you believe, as long as you believe it: you can be pro-life, pro-choice, pro-gun, anti-gun, right?the Illinois Republican said. Kinzinger was one of 10 Republicans who later joined all House Democrats in voting to impeach Trump last month for " incitement of insurrection " in light of his role in encouraging the riot at. Karen Otto told the Times that, in addition to sending the letter to Kinzinger, she also sent it to Republicans across Illinois, including other members of the state's congressional delegation. I hold nothing against them, he said, but I have zero desire or feel the need to reach out and repair that. Ah yes, as oft noted in many a Bible verse, socialism and abortion are the greatest imaginable sins pic.twitter.com/6fNkHC798c. Fear the future. Kinzinger told the Times in an interview that he hopes to topple the fear tactics that Trump has used to sustain his stronghold in the party and that does real damage to this democracy.. },false) ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); https://t.co/XgQNlGqQc0, Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) February 16, 2021. **Does not apply to Comments, YouTube or any other embedded service ads. (By the way, "lost the respect" was underlined three times, but our web platform does not have a font for Extreme Grandma Cursive.). How author Gabor Mat who is set to interview Duke was warned by the Canadian government over his work with . Cousin Karen's letter to Adam Kinzinger, a disappointment to Jesus and President Trump, Do your Amazon shopping through this link, because reasons. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. We don't know which Christian "principals" Cousin Karen is talking about, maybe Mr. Belding has gone evangelical. Beat Big Tech: Join Our New Telegram Channel! 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Kevin Yoder of Kansas, who was one of Kinzingers closest friends in Congress before losing a 2018 reelection bid. Kinzinger released the first scathing letter he received from a number of his relatives, where he was called a 'disappointment to God' and a stain on their family's name for backing the impeachment of the former president. Today, he calls it a "cowardice move" made to give . }); The author of the letter was Karen Otto, Mr. Kinzingers cousin, who paid $7 to send it by certified mail to Mr. Kinzingers father to make sure the congressman would see it, which he did. Maybe we stuck it in a book somewhere for safekeeping then forgot our own hiding place. Congressional bureau chief. }); They just didn't have the courage to sign our letter or write their own letter. ga('ads.send', { I wanted Adam to be shunned, she said in an interview. The condemnation by members of his own family comes as Kinzinger grows increasingly isolated in a party that has done little to challenge some of its own elected officials who have endorsed QAnon conspiracy theories. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), She's talking about Mr. Two Corinthians, the guy who literally autographedBibles on the campaign trail, the guy who stood in front of a church awkwardly holding a Bible from his daughter's MaxMara bag in the air after he ordered a priest teargassed? Kinzinger said he wanted to excise Trumpism from the Republican Party. The Indian Express website has been rated GREEN for its credibility and trustworthiness by Newsguard, a global service that rates news sources for their journalistic standards. Oh my, what a disappointment you are to us and to God! they wrote. Thank you. But enough about us! You have embarrassed the Kinzinger family name., Karen Otto, Kinzingers cousin who spearheaded the letter signed by 11 other family members, told The Times that she spent $7 to send the letter via certified mail to make sure that he saw it, adding that she wants to see Kinzinger shunned.. Kinzinger told the Times what he thinks of all this: Kinzinger's local county GOP also censured him, but we don't know if they wrote him such a cool letter. So it's a possibility down the road, but it's certainly not my intention, and I'm going to fight like hell to save it first. The author of the letter was Karen Otto, Mr. Kinzingers cousin, who paid $7 to send it by certified mail to Mr. Kinzingers father to make sure the congressman would see it, which he did. They met in flight school in Enid, Oklahoma, in 2004 and were friends for years. Rep. Kinzinger told TMZ earlier this month he's leading the push to reclaim the GOP, and get away from the radical, conspiracy-driven beliefs that have been promoted by Trump. We lost the similar letter we received. There are 90+ professionals named "Karen Otto", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. In an interview with the Washington Post last month, after becoming just one of six House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president, Kinzinger said he was prepared to lose his political career over an effort to steer the Republican Party back to its core values after it was ravaged by election falsehoods. 'We just fear,' he told the outlet. }); According to them if you believe in the womans right to choose you are unchristian and ruled by the devil. In the two-page letter, Kinzinger's family said he embarrassed their name by breaking with Trump, called Democrats the "devil's army," and rebuked him for losing the respect of several conservative talk show hosts. The move uncorked the white-hot fury of the Trump base and instantly turned Kinzinger's career upside down. She remained in that role for two years before shifting to the Department of Homeland Security. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. If you don't mind the ads and would rather donate, please select one of the options below: FEC Complaint Filed Against Fox For Giving Kushner Confidential Biden Info, 58 Years Later, Black Vietnam War Hero Gets His Medal Of Honor, And it's a doozy. She also sent copies to members of Illinoiss congressional delegation. } These people are so lost. In January 2018, Boza-Holman started working under Vice President Mike Pences office as the director of strategic media. 'Not us, we are so thoroughly disgusted with you. The family said they were motivated to send another letter to 'defend our positions and our opinion of you!' But even before that, Kinzinger was ostracized by members of his own family for his denouncement of Trumps role in the Capitol riots. One of his cousins, Karen Otto, sent him a letter about it, signed by 10 more members of . eventAction: 'view' And sad that it's happening to so many,' Kinzinger replied. Kinzinger also shared a beautiful highlight video on Instagram. It is not for us to judge or be judged! the letter reads, mere sentences after passing plenty of judgment on Kinzinger himself. Sign Up. }); Republican Rep Adam Kinzinger's own family has shunned him in a handwritten letter over his vote to impeach former President Trump. Jennifer Garner does intense box jump workout; is it suitable for beginners? That is 100% on them to reach out and repair, and quite honestly, I dont care if they do or not.. , updated Some members of Kinzinger's family are not happy about that. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), On January 7th, Kinzinger parted ways with the GOP by calling for the 25th Amendment to be used to remove Trump from office for his role in inciting the Capitol riots, Kinzingers cousin,Karen Otto, penned a letter to him the following day: Kinzingers cousin, Karen Otto, said in an interview with the Times that she paid $7 to send it by certified mailto the lawmakers father. (Kinzinger is anti-abortion, for the record.). The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois that aired Sunday, July 17, 2022, on "Face the Nation." Murdaugh found guilty Dental investigation See Photos. You have embarrassed the Kinzinger family name!. I'm ok, more sad that someone would be willing to choose a man over family. Oh my, what a disappointment you are to us and to God! Two days after Kinzinger voted against Trump for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, riots at the Capitol, 11 members of his family sent him a handwritten two-page letter, saying he was in cahoots with the devils army for making a public break with the president. Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump who is one of . For 18 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ocean of right wing lies. That is 100 percent on them to reach out and repair, and quite honestly, I don't care if they do or not.'.