Rep. Adam Kinzinger becomes the first Republican Congressman to call for Donald Trump’s removal from office. The Illinois Representative released a video on Twitter today saying:
“Sadly, yesterday it became evident that not only has the president abdicated his duty to protect the American people and the people’s House, he invoked and inflamed passions that only gave fuel to the insurrection that we saw here. It’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment and to end this nightmare.”
It’s with a heavy heart I am calling for the sake of our Democracy that the 25th Amendment be invoked. My statement: pic.twitter.com/yVyQrYcjuD
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) January 7, 2021
Over the last two months, Kinzinger has consistently rebuked Donald Trump and those who have enabled him. In late December he sounded the alarm writing, “My God. Trying to burn the place down on the way out because you can’t handle losing.” He told Stephen Colbert’s last night that Trump “is unfit for office.” Watch above.