Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois announced Friday that after 12 years in office, he will not seek reelection next year.
Kinzinger, an outspoken critic of President Trump, made the announcement in a video, saying he was told by supporters back in 2010 to “be [his] own man and never ‘do what they tell you to do.’”
“I stand tall and proud knowing that I have done just that,” he said. “I also remember during the campaign saying that if I ever thought it was time to move on from Congress, I would. And that time is now.”
As reported by Just the News, Kinzinger was one of just 10 House republicans who voted to impeach Trump over the January 6 riot. He sits on the House panel investigating the incident as well.
“In this day, to prevail or survive, you must belong to a tribe. Our political parties only survive by appealing to the most motivated and the most extreme elements within it. And the price tag to power has skyrocketed, and fear and distrust has served as an effective strategy to meet that cost,” he said. “Dehumanizing each other has become the norm. We’ve taken it from social media to the streets. We’ve allowed leaders to reach power by selling the false premise that strength comes from degrading others and dehumanizing those that look, act, or think differently than we do. As a country, we’ve fallen for those lies, and now we face a poisoned country filled with outrage blinding our ability to reach real strength.”
