Former United States Representative Adam Kinzinger takes the stage ahead of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event with a group of current and former Republicans, at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on October 16, 2024. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/ Sipa USA)
Kamala Harris campaigned with such anti-Trump Republicans as former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, former Congressmen Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Jim Greenwood of Pennsylvania, and Trump administration homeland security adviser Olivia Troye during a “Country Over Party” rally at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Oct. 16.
Kinzinger’s opposition to Trump stems primarily from the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump’s continued influence on the GOP. As one of two Republicans on the House select committee that examined Jan. 6 — Liz Cheney was the other — Kinzinger played a central role in investigating the Capitol riot.
“Donald Trump may be running as a Republican, but the truth is he does not hold those long-held Republican values of supporting democracy, of standing for the rule of law and of faithfulness to the Constitution,” Kinzinger said. “What gives me hope is that there is a candidate in this race that does hold those values. I know that Kamala shares my values of allegiance … to the Constitution, the rule of law and to democracy. Whatever policies we disagree on pale in comparison to those fundamental matters of principle, of decency, of fidelity to this nation."
Kinzinger continues, "Democracy knows no party. Democracy is a living, breathing ideal that defines us as a nation. It is the bedrock of what separates us from tyranny, and when that foundation is fractured, we must stand united to strengthen it.”
The refusal of Kinzinger and these Republican officials to support Trump’s 2024 candidacy reflects the division within the Republican Party and highlights the broader concerns about Trump’s leadership. As the election cycle progresses, these voices add to the call for new leadership and a departure from the former president’s approach.
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