and think about where -- where, you know, adam kinzinger falls in all of this. d so many other republicans saying that they are not going to vote for donald trump again. now, mike pence hasn't gone as far as mike kinzinger, but it's extraordinary you have donald trump's former vice president saying he will not vote for him. it is extraordinary when you have, you know, members of the trump cabinet saying, we do not want him back in power again. and there will be more. i mean, i would expect that you're going to hear from liz cheney. so going into november, you're going to have a compelling case of people who are crossing the lines and saying, look, we are putting our ideological differences aside for this moment, because of what donald trump represents and the threat to our republican system of government that he represents. >> cornell, i want to show you what some of that looks like. i have some of those cabinet officials and pence saying, just what charlie said, but i want to hit pause and sort of harken back to what must be sort of an uncomfortable, but necessa

on abortion rights and threats to democracy touting the endorsement of frequent trump critic adam kinzinger. >> this is about defending the greatest country in the world. >> reporter: mr. trump and his allies accusing president biden without evidence of planning to use performance-enhancing drugs or even just caffeine. >> will he be on energy drinks or something? >> reporter: the biden campaign says the former president is desperate and resorting to obviously false lies. for both candidates tomorrow is a crucial test to appeal to skeptical voters who dislike both options, and so-called double haters are now a quarter of the electorate. >> yeah, i would say i'm a double hater until proven otherwise. >> reporter: these two run a community center in detroit. who did you vote for in 2020? >> i voted for biden. >> do you regret that? >> in some ways i do. >> reporter: he says he might vote third party. she's undecided. >> i might stay home. >> reporter: college student charlie rooney is hoping president biden addresses the war in gaza. >> i'm deeply disappointed that we've ended with the two can

is adam kinzinger.nks for coming on top. >> you bet. >> and reminder to all adam kinzinger going to be watching, right along with us as well. the first presidential debate of the 2024 election moderated by jake tapper and dana bash airing live tomorrow right here on cnn 9:00 p.m. eastern on cnn max, john freud, this mortar, the cdc is warning doctors and the public to be on alert for new cases of dengue, the viral infection is spread by mosquitoes the surge in cases are surging around the world scene and health before jacqueline howard joins us now let's say my family's a little experience with this jacqueline dengue seems to be all the move what's the latest it does seem to be on the move. >> john and the latest is the cdc has warning because we're seeing this high global incidence of dengue that doctors need to be on high alert for this here and the americas and countries in the americas because john so far this year and the year 2024, countries have reported more than 9.7 million cases. we're just in

states capital, for the first time in his life, endorsed the democrat for president. >> i am adam kinzinger and i am a proud conservative. i always have been. as a proud conservative i always put democracy and our constitution above all else and it is because of my unwavering support for democracy that today, as a proud conservative, i am endorsing joe biden for reelection. my entire life has been guided by the conviction that america is a beacon of freedom, liberty, and democracy. well i certainly don't agree with president biden on everything and i never thought i would be endorsing a democrat for president, i know he will always protect the thing that makes america the best country in the world, our democracy. donald trump poses a direct threat to every fundamental american value. he doesn't care about our country. he doesn't care about you, he only cares about himself and he will hurt anyone or anything in pursuit of power. you saw that when he tried to overturn an election that he knew he lost in 2020. he attacked the foundation of this nation, encouraging a violent mob of his supporte

so in other words, the rising star, adam kinzinger, seen as future republican president presidential candidate, is the same guy. yeah. joe biden. yeah, because the party no longer knows what it believes anymore. >> it's all based on what does somebody say at one moment? what does, what does donald trump say? i've refused to swear allegiance to a man meiosis to the constitution and again, to preserve this country in this democracy before my kid too, honor my grandfather who fought in world war ii. i believe the right thing to do is to say, we may disagree on some policy issues with joe biden, but the most important thing is defense of this democracy. and as a conservative, i'm, i'm, i'm committed to preserving this democracy. know, brad todd, obviously you're republican strategist and we hear about trump maybe announcing is v pick tomorrow or the day after this, is a guy who was seen as presidential candidate for the gop could be one day, not this gop but and many who are in his position, a few of them are now possible vp candidates. they went a very different way than adam kinzinger

they went a very different way than adam kinzinger has gone. so do you think that that's we're going to hear who that person is here in these next hours day. i do. i think that donald trump loves a big moment and he loves a big stage. and i think this is the biggest stage, perhaps in this campaign, this first debate is really important. i would be really surprised if we don't wake up friday morning and know and we might know during the debate tomorrow night that would that surprise you because you're giving your giving a little bit of the quizzical bucaram, a look. >> i don't know if it surprises me a little bit. i think that the camp, first of all, donald trump's campaign staff or team deserves a lot of credit because they've actually kept the train on the tracks as well as it possibly could be susie and jason have done their best to try to contain donald trump. you hear that they're trying to contain him tomorrow. if he is losing the debate, then yes. yeah. we'll know who his vice presidential pick is. if he thinks he's owning the bait and yo

as he said, something similar yesterday, let's let's watch that if you'd have told me adam kinzingerago that you're going to be endorsing a democrat for president in three years. i probably wouldn't have believed you i would've been like, this has got to be a different adam kinzinger, the campi me, but i got to tell you the stakes of this moment are way too high so of course the question is how many people can you both bring with you? >> and what kind of difference does that make? because there do seem to be a lot of dyed in the wool republicans who maybe they're voting for nikki haley, as you say they don't want to vote for donald trump, but they just can't they just can't break that habit. they can't vote for a democrat yeah, i think between now and november, we've got to go out there and make sure that folks recognize it's okay to vote for joe biden. >> does it mean you're becoming a democrat. it doesn't mean you don't believe in all of the conservative principles that you've kind of cut your teeth on. it just means that you're making a great decision as an american, you're puttin

mike, it's not a surprise that adam kinzinger is in voting for trump, he despises the guy. deal that he came out officially to say that he's voting for president biden. do you think he will be the first of many, is he the tipping point? >> i think he will be the first of quite a few. but i will say it's more than we had in 2020. this is a growing effort, more and more republicans are coming to the conclusion that this is not about supporting the party, i think adams getting off the sidelines will give the permission structure needed to see her and more republicans come out. >> do you agree with mike and b, in 2020, you are one of those republicans, you endorsed joe biden, are you endorsing him this time? >> i'm not voting for trump -- >> that is not answering the question. >> i think joe biden needs to start talking to the center of the american public rather than the center of the democratic party. i'm not going to vote for donald trump. but i will tell you, i'm disappointed with some of the policies that i've seen on student debt forgiveness, the afghanistan fiasco, and t

we did hire adam kinzinger to run our efforts. .s making sure that all the republicans who did not support trump in 2020 are number one with us. number two, the people who have been outspoken, the people who used to work for donald trump are also in our corner and using their voices in a way that is reaching those people. obviously, we're spending a lot of money. we have raised a lot of money to reach those voters. and we're also making sure that we are meeting our networks and our message in a way that is breaking through. it's not always easy, as you know, to breakthrough in a fractured media environment. we are getting creative. when you look at where we put the infrastructure in the state, we opened 200 offices in battleground states alone. we just announced our 1,000 employees in those states. we're taking this seriously. we're laying the infrastructure now. this is necessary to make sure that six weeks before the election, we have the mechanism in place to be able to reach the people that you're talking about. >> do you agree

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also a special assistant to president george w bush, and a senior advisor to mitch mcconnell adam kinzinger, let me start with you though, because in this race in virginia, bob good in john maguire are both pitching themselves as the one who's in lockstep with donald trump. but they're basically are no policy differences between the two of them. i mean, how we're voters really supposed to make a decision here? >> well, in my mind, it's like would you rather have dysentery or the flu? so you got to pick that out and ultimately at least one of them is going to lose. that's the good thing really. i mean, look just from the raw politics of it, it does show the power of donald trump's endorsement, but it also shows that donald trump never for gives you especially if somebody that is more loyal to him and this is the point. this is how you build a call. you do this, you make everybody scared to turn against you, and that's what you're seeing right now. >> i mean, scott he does raise a good point there that you, bob good. tried to rectify his decision to back to say it as we talk to him about it h

said breakfast and lunch i've got a great show we have andrew cuomo, former govern new york, adam kinzinger, former republican first up i'm so excited for years. >> i've interviewed authors out here in our opening one-on-one interview spot. but now i find myself in the position of being the author rebook on the bestseller list i can interview myself. i needed someone to interview me. and we are so lucky tonight. we have a master, perhaps the master of the art forum, ladies and gentlemen, gemini glick you i guess. i'll tell this is going to be like, i'm used to interviewing celebrities. >> this the nice to me on time. sorry, i well, i'm an author in this space that's exciting excited. >> i turned off and you wonderful. i really, your timeless, your skin is so youthful i'm not saying it's firm. i'm saying its youthful yeah. >> that tell you the kylie jenner lip plumper and your wonderful shape fill someone who's let himself go you. >> looking male. marjorie taylor greene, really in other words, marjorie taylor greene so you're doing. >> political stuff is interesting. so get your smile, right

people like adam kinzinger, people who are willing to, have been willing to stand up to what your former political party has become and where it is going are extraordinaryre human beings. i respect the trump people, former trump people, former republicans whoe, have stood upo say this is unacceptable. this is not what my party is. this is not what my country is. an enormous amount because of the abuse that those people take. really, the fear some people have in terms of standing up and telling the truth. you know, clearly, it is on us to reassure those people that this is a presidency, a president, and a campaign that they want to align with, understanding, they're not going to agree with joe biden. >> right. >> or this administration. >> right. >> on a lot of issues. you know, one thing about joe biden that i think we all know is he is not someone who is going to say, if you don't agree with me 100%, you're not invited in. >> right. >> he's someone who believes in that broad coalition and in people who disagree with him. so i think that it is up to us to say to those people, here's the

republican engagement director who before this role was cheapest after former republican congressman adam kinzingertside groups are boosting outreach to these voters, republican voters against trump launched a six- figure billboard campaign and four swing states featuring republicans who refused to cast a ballot for the ex-president. joining us is senior spokesperson for the biden/harris campaign kevin munoz. >> it's good to see you. it's interesting and politically exciting to see the biden campaign engage the way it is starting to push up against a lot of the narratives . we were talking earlier about the biden ads that are taking trump's words and putting them out there and saying he said this. it did not make it up. you have this pivot politically on the ground where you are bringing on republicans who can help and weatherford out of the adam kinzinger for environment. how do you think the shapes of narratively for the biden campaign. what are you saying to republicans, i know many of them, waiting for that invitation to the conversation. they want to see it come correct. they want it to come i

he directly referred to the not only adam kinzinger as crying adam kinzinger, and liz, quote, out of her mind cheney, but he's suggesting that it should be the individuals who are part of the select committee that are the ones that should be indicted. they are the ones, not him, who committed crimes by, in his words, deleting evidence that they had gathered in not turning it over to this current congress. now, there has been no direct allegations or inquiry into actual any illegal wrong doing on the part of the january 6th select committee. instead, those members who are part of the committee, they released a full report. 845 pages, as well as transcripts of each of their interviews, and the committee maintained that they had preserved all relevant records, that they were statutorily obligated to preserve before the turn of the congress and before the january 6th select committee came to an end. all of that said, donald trump clearly still top of mind is at a federal election interference case continues to loom over not only his campaign, but of course after the november election, wh

. >> meantime, tara, today former gop congressman adam kinzinger who served on the january 6 committeen saying it is in part because of my unwavering support for democracy. would an endorsement like this do much, do you think, to get republicans on independents? >> i think that the congressman's endorsement is important. as we all know we really need to get those moderate republicans who are uncomfortable with donald trump and the direction that the party is going in, they need a permission structure to vote for joe biden. when people like congressman kinzinger come out and say this it's taking the next step. there are a lot of republicans out there who are unhappy and frustrated with the way the party is going, that are still unwilling to take that step and say, forget partisanship, i am voting for president biden because of preserving our democracy. trump is an existential threat to our freedom and way of life in this country, he's indecent, he is incapable and he's unfit. we are waiting for more republicans to follow in his steps, partially why we started the seneca project, it's bi

the committee germany now cnn senior political commentator and former republican congressman adam kinzinger course, was on the january 6 committee adam, thanks so much for being with us. once again. i mean i mean, these are obvious lies. i do want to give you a response to what the presumptive gop nominee is saying because he is saying the january 6 committee destroyed evans it is i don't know how many times we have to go through this where here he says that and unfortunately his people just don't want to hear the truth. it's on the internet all of the evidence is on the internet. donald trump, by the way, now that he's in a defensive posture legally has access to every three thing that he's had it before, even the american public had it. >> and they could call him. >> they could call any of these witnesses and to testify. but literally, if you google january 6 evidence, you've see every bit of it out there in the government repository. it can be seen, but he's continues to repeat this statement. and it's just is but you know what? all he does, jim is lie yeah, it's are extraordinary. >> ar

for donald trump come november by source on all this tonight is former republican congressman adam kinzinger, who served on the january 6 congressional committee and gardens and just first off, what do you make of trump's upcoming meeting with senate republicans, but also the fact we don't know if they'll actually interact. it's not that big of a crown bit, but the donald trump in mitch mcconnell will be around each other for the first time in four years. >> well obviously the meeting itself isn't surprising. mitch mcconnell meeting with trump really isn't surprising. he's a political animal at his core. i mean, he's a he does some honorable things like the support for ukraine and stuff like that, but he's made it clear from the very beginning that he will support the republican nominee money i wish he wouldn't because, i mean, obviously, he could stay away. he could not say anything at all. and it's pretty obvious he's not going to be there in a number of years. so why not go out with the legacy? so it's too bad, but like i said, i'm not surprised at all well, i mean, it's essentially the o

joining me now cnn senior political commentator and former republican congressman of illinois, adam kinzinger thanks for being here at first. i want to get your reaction on trump's potential vp picks centers. marco rubio, jd vance dakota governor doug burgum. i mean, do any of those three add anything substantial to a trump ticket i mean, look, i don't think the vice president very often makes much of a difference in this case, look, they each are kinda unique. >> i think the safe pick for donald trump would be doug burgum because he's kind of unknown. he sees pretty vanilla. marco rubio would be probably who he picks if he wanted to add a little bit of national security credential because obviously rubio pays attention to that stuff a lot. but j.d. vance, if he wants to go more populous, so i don't think any of these would be a bad pick for him, but i think it's all gonna be about donald trump, but i don't think the vice president contender is going to make any difference in this election. >> and you can see some of the folks on your screen who had been in contention up to this point and he

johnny sam scene and political commentators adam kinzinger and paul begala, also republican strategists, doug high, and seen on newsnight anchor abby phillip, abbe hub. i mean, this is certainly a sign of things to come on. this is not the first video that we're going to see like this and talk about, yeah. >> on the one hand, the president biden is an older man. he has moments where things are slower, where he's stumbling gates. there have been times when he's fallen. as this campaign is going on. he's going to be in the public eye a lot more. the american people are going to see him a lot more. and with it, are going to come times when things are signs him and his advanced age. but other times when republicans, for whatever reason decide that rather than just taking the moment for whatever it is to deceptively crop it or edited or even manipulate these videos. i think it's going to be very difficult, almost impossible for the average voter if they are just glancing by in this election to really evaluate all of this. and that's going to make this, i think one of the most messy cycles th

i was ready to sign out, wanna get one more thing in david correa have to go adam kinzinger republican, longtime republican, he endorsed joe biden this morning. he joined us to explain why he's backing joe biden and sticking his neck out this way. let me play this for you are you voting more for joe biden or more against donald trump? which framing is it? i think it's actually a little more for joe biden because the difference here now granted if it was somebody else running, who knows, in the geo brian, but donald trump is the face of he is the head of the republican party. >> obviously, i don't like anything. he's about. i don't but joe biden has shown himself to be a decent man even when we disagree on issues he says that he says that he is speaking to the 20th the nikki haley voters voters that you are pursuing for quite some, for quite some time, shut down from be worried about this. no. house members don't change the face of the electorate endorsements, tradition is something more than i mean, he's, has become more of a household name in the row, won't matter. what really matters

. >> cnn political commentator and former republican congressman adam kinzinger joins me now. adam, good to see you again as always i mean, i was we've talked about this so many times. you've served on the january 6 committee what what do you make of and what your response to trumping out on the campaign trail saying things like police, the vote, guard your vote, protect your vote. >> i mean, it's it's the same zombie lie so coming back to haunt us here yeah. >> jim, i mean, look, he is a complete we know this. this isn't a surprise. he's a deep nurse assist this is a man that only cares about himself he only cares about his reputation. the fact that he could possibly lose. he's trying to initially inoculate people against believing that he lost because he's a loser. but the other thing that does, which we saw in 2020, is it does convince people that an election was stolen when you look in a self-governing society, we have to know that our vote counts and that that however gets the most votes is going to win. if you convince a significant amount of the population that their vot

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officer, joining us tonight, former republican congressman and house january 6, committee member adam kinzinger, also seen an chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, john miller and former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe, congressman. first of all, what is your as somebody who is actually serve? what is your reaction to the foreign president calling the riders warriors and hostages and victims? >> i mean, it's. it's thick and disgusting obviously i think we have to be careful to not allow this outrage to just numb us like this really should be. and thank you for putting this at the top of the show. there should be at the top of every new show anywhere in the country at how agreed jus and terrible, this as they're not for years. the ones that went into the capital, most of them, if not all of them, have been arrested and tried. and interestingly, anderson at the beginning when they started to get arrested, they were remorseful. and then this right-wing ecosphere put their arms around them singing the national anthem and stuff and in that process can vince them that they were victims an

adam kinzinger was in the house , both of them because of their opposition to trump in the election. boss republicans are defeated , so there is no face, even senator mitch mcconnell, the leader even though the republicans of the senate have been against trump for many years, they can never make this public and cannot do any anti-trump activities , so the republican party is at trump's disposal and there is no other option, and trump's popularity among the republicans is also high. it's high and they don't have a problem with this, but in the democratic party, because mr. biden was able to defeat trump in 2020 and he won, so it's a so-called gambling that biden will enter the competition with this option, but they have better options. this gap has arisen in the party itself, and those who, for example, opponents of the gaza war, opponents of israel, those who are dissatisfied with biden's performance, or the youth under 30 who are extremely dissatisfied with biden's performance, definitely want someone else to replace biden. ok, but this is how the atmosphere is in the democratic par

liz cheney and crying adam kinzinger. [?he cries every time he has on television.otional ever s. and these two people were our representatives. they had all of the stuff they are leaking. then when it came time to look at the records, like, what the police said and the capital guard said, that i supplied, think of it, that i recommended as many soldiers or national guard as you want you have 500 e not had a problem. there would not be a january 6. but nancy pelosi and the group wanted it. anyway, they had testimony that i did not attack a secret service agent in the front of the car. these are strong people. i supposedly went to the driver and grabbed him around the neck. and then he rebuffed me and i went to the other guy, who i think is a black belt in karate that is slightly younger than me, maybe 35 years, 40 years, 50 years, and i grabbed him around the neck. they are a black belt in karate. they know how to get somebody from around her neck. they would go like this and that would be the end of that. i had a friend that said, you should not dispute that. that

trump as a threat to democracy, picking up an endorsement from former republican congressman adam kinzinger, who served on the january 6th committee. >> he is going to put the interest of the country and the interest of the people of the country above his own interests. >> the latest fivethirtyeight ipsos poll shows inflation, immigration and political extremism are among the top issues for voters. tonight's debate will be 90 minutes long, with no studio audience. the candidates mics will be on only when it's their turn to speak. >> i'm definitely planning on watching it and kind of hearing from both sides. >> according to that latest poll, many voters expect both men to do a pretty lousy job tonight. jim ryan, abc news, dallas. >> all right, so expectations may be low, but certainly the stakes are high. so joining us live to talk more about the debate and what to expect tonight is donna crane adjunct professor of political science at san jose state university. professor crane, nice to have you on. >> great to be with you. >> so why are the stakes so high ? >> oh, well, i mean, depending on

the stakes of this moment are way too high from former illinois congressman and republican adam kinzinger. i've got a 2 and a half year old son. >> that deserves to be raised in a strong country like i got to be raised but trump supporters, including new york congresswoman elise stefanik, argue the country was better during the trump administration years delivered to secure its border in our nation's history. a booming economy, helping families, small business manufacturers and farts. >> american energy independence and peace through strength. the trump campaign is keeping the former president's debate plans under wraps. >> but house speaker mike johnson insists he's ready spend a lot of time with him last week. >> lago and then i'm on the phone over the weekend and he's in a very good place. johnson says no amount of prep work will help president biden doesn't matter if you drink the whole gallon. the energy drinks is not going to be able to match the vacuum in. and the readiness of donald trump. >> and tomorrow's debate is one of 2 before voters cast their ballots in november in washing

. >> reporter: former republican congressman adam kinzinger is a longtime trump critic who formally endorseden today. he remembers when trump made the same baseless claims about biden in 2020. >> people say he was on performance-enhancing drugs. >> reporter: and even about hillary clinton in 2016. >> we should take a drug test. >> reporter: why do you think he does that? >> they are setting expectations that if joe biden does well and better than donald trump, it must be some outside influence like drugs. it's asinine. it's insane. >> reporter: biden huddled with advisors at camp david today for the sixth straight day, while trump insisted, in a phone interview with newsmax, that he doesn't need much prep. >> i'm not sure you can lock yourself into a room for two weeks or one week or two days and really learn what you have to know. >> reporter: biden aides are skeptical of that claim. they think that trump, who has been largely out of sight for the past four days, is spending more time on prep than he is letting on. interestingly, norah, a full 25% of voters in our poll said they are going t

i want to bring in former republican congressman adam kinzinger to he served on the january 6 select committee. so congressmen, what's your immediate reaction to this ruling? >> well, first of all, i think monday if that's when the broader immunity question comes out, that's the one i'm most interested in because to me, the one that really bears responsibility and the one that has to frankly i don't know, i guess pay for has sends is the way to put it is donald trump. this one looking mean it's a little disappointing, but at the same time as you guys were talking about this crosses ideological perspectives in my mind, it is the role of the supreme court to make these interpretations. and i respect the interpretation they make. i mean, we can't just as americans pick and choose times that we respect what the supreme court is seine. and so in this case, i look at it and go look if this is their interpretation great. it means jack smith obviously has to make decisions. maybe to drop counts against some people or to find a different way to charge other people. but i think there should be

group of i don't know, call it ten 20 million republicans that are disgruntled like i am and adam kinzinger and others. and vision cast to say, look, you're your fastest pathway to success for gop to 0.0 is to beat donald trump right here, right now, don't sit on the couch, don't don't skip the election because you just can't hold your nose and vote for democrats show up, vote, make a difference right here, right now that 10 million audience, if that happens, then i think you overcome those and i just don't i don't see it. i mean, driving around pennsylvania, drive around 4 to john's been there. >> you show me those hundred thousand republicans there on that bubble pennsylvania race is going to be 50 to 75,000 votes either way, right? that's what it's going to be and this race feels a lot more like 16 that it did 20 madam mayor, i was on the ground and 16 and pennsylvania and 20 and pennsylvania 24. this feels a lot like 16 now, my question to you and you're out there, so you know, my question is okay. but are they up for the mayor mentioned some pharmaceutical prices and the $35 insulin, o

. >> reporter: former republican congressman adam kinzinger is a long-time trump critic, who formally claims about biden in 2020. >> people say he was on performance-enhancing drugs. >> reporter: and even about hillary clinton in 2016. >> we should take a drug test. >> reporter: why do you think he does that? >> they're setting expectations that if joe biden does well and better than donald trump, it must be some outside influence like drugs. it's asinine. it's insane. >> reporter: biden huddled with investigators at camp david for the sixth straight day, while trump insisted in a phone interview with newsmax that he doesn't need much prep. >> i'm not sure you can lock yourself into a room for two weeks or one week or two days and really learn what you have to know. >> reporter: biden aides are skeptical of that claim. they claim that trump who has been largely out of sight for the past four days is doing more pr prep than he is letting on. 24% of voters say they are tuning in to the debate first and foremost to see if these two men have the mental and cognitive capacity serve over th

now, in gabe's report we heard from former republican congressman adam kinzinger and we want to playn. >> i'm adam kinzinger and i'm a proud conservative. i always have been. as a proud conservative i've always put democracy and our constitution above all else and it's because of my unwavering support for democracy that today as a proud conservative i'm endorsing joe biden for reelection. my entire life has been guided by the conviction that america is a beacon of freedom, liberty and democracy. so while i certainly don't agree with president biden on everything and i never thought i would be endorsing a democrat for president, i know that he will always protect the very thing that makes america the best country in the world, our democracy. donald trump poses a direct threat to every fundamental american value. he doesn't care about our country, he doesn't care about you, he only cares about himself and he will hurt anyone or anything in pursuit of power. we saw that when he tried to overturn an election that he knew he lost in 2020. he attacked the foundation of this nation, encoura

my name is adam kinzinger, and i am proud to be a conservative, i always have been, and as a conservativealways put our democracy and constitution first, it is because of my continued support for democracy that today, as a conservative, i support in this election for joe biden, my whole life was built on the belief that america is a beacon of freedom and democracy. i don’t agree with biden on everything, of course, but i never thought that i would support a democrat in the presidential election, but i know that he will always defend what makes america the best country in the world - our democracy. donald trump poses an immediate threat to all fundamental american values. he doesn’t care about our country, he doesn’t care about you, he only cares about himself, in the pursuit of power he sweeps away anything and everything. anyone. we saw this when he tried to change. election results he lost in 2020, he attacked the very foundation of our nation and incited an angry mob of his supporters to march on the capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power. now he has become even more dangerous,

. >> the january 6 situation, and the ones like fred and liz cheney and adam kinzinger, sometimes youst your constituents to do what is right too. so, you have that situation. >> and most did not survive. >> there are not many. so you have to do that too. therefore, you have to follow the rule of law. if y aot willing to do that, they are not paying you enough to violate the law. >> the question on the hastert rule, i always thought it was a silly thing, personally. i can point to several votes. told the majority to pass the bill. ini cannot tell you homie times i voted for a debt ceiling or a continued resolution with 29 to 85 votes of republicans and a whole bunch of democrats. so they imposed the hastert rule until they didn't, which was all the time. i would argue the spirit of hastert rule was never violated, because there was always the majority of people who supported what we were doing, just not a majority voting for what wresere case. it is one of those things they would go out there all the time, but i thought it was meaningless. >> it is kind of spreading though, because i

. >> name names, john kelly, adam kinzinger, why are they with me?42 of the 44 people who worked with you as senior officials. >> name them. the thing that people still are bothered about is his age. he can't do anything about it. he's old guy. he does well when he leans into it, makes fun of it. >> make fun of yourself but also make the point that he has the breadth of experience no american president has had, all needed in this moment. i may walk slow, i may not speak as strongly as i once did, but that comes with all of it. >> and end every sentence with, at least i'm not a felon. >> you could, for sure. but also, joe biden should say i'm 81 years old, i'm not the man i was 20 years ago or ten years ago, but like millions of other americans i'm a man in full and believe every morning when i wake up i can still do good for the country and people and millions of americans believe that, too, they're staying active, volunteering. he has a chance to talk to voters in his demographic who, a lot of them tend to vote republican, and think he can reach som

trump made that crystal clear when he threatened adam kinzinger and liz cheney, two republicans who daredim accountable for the january 6 insurrection. >> the committee, which was basically■ç to horrible republicans that are gone now out of office. they deleted and destroyed all of the information. they should go to jail for that. >> just a reminder, there's no truth to that. however, brian class argues that the biden response from democrats has been a healthy exercise in democracy versus the authoritarian cult of personality of trump. he writes in the atlantic, quote, it is the telltale sign of a broken political party that long ago abandoned principles and values. falling back on an amoral unwavering allegiance by which trump can do no wrong. have to tell you we have an all- star panel to break this down. rick wilson, cofounder of the lincoln project and author of running against the devil, a prod ■çto save america from trump. and democratic strategist and former campaign advisor for obama. rick, let's start with you. what you make of the divide among democrats? you agree this is a sign

cnn-style questioning of the former president that is about january 6th and about what he thinks of adam kinzingerlse. larry: won't matter. they can try that. it won't matter. >> he has to cut through that. talk about issues people care about. larry: i think he has to ask biden early in the game, are you in favor of my tax-exempt tips proposal. just kind of smoke him right out. i would do it right up front and personal, whatever you're supposed to do. anyway, ben domenech, thank you very much. deroy murdock, tammy bruce, really appreciate it. coming up here on "kudlow," the bidens continue to sacrifice energy and national security for election year gas prices. that is what they do. tammy bruce blew the whistle on that. alaska senator dan sullivan is an expert on that. i'm kudlow. stick around. (traffic noises) (♪) the road to opportunity. is often the road overlooked. (♪) at enterprise mobility, we guide companies to unique solutions, from our team of mobility experts. because we believe the more ways we all have to move forward. the further we'll all go. want to save on some of the biggest names

the stakes of this moment are way too high from former illinois congressman and republican adam kinzingerserves to be raised in a strong country like i got to be raised but trump supporters, including new york congresswoman elise stefanik, argue the country was better during the trump administration years delivered the secure its border in our nation's history. a booming economy, helping families, small business manufacturers and farts. >> american energy independence and peace through strength. the trump campaign is keeping the former president's debate plans under wraps. >> but house speaker mike johnson insists he's ready spend a lot of time with last week. >> lago and then i'm on the phone over the weekend. he's >> in a very good place. johnson says no amount of prep work will help. president biden doesn't matter if you drink the whole gallon. the energy drinks is not going to be able to match the >> vacuum in and the readiness of donald trump. >> and this debate is one of 2 before voters cast their ballots in november. live in washington, i'm jessi tenure. all right, jesse, a lot of

. >> that's former congressman adam kinzinger, a republican, voicing support for joe biden, a democratnow hours away from the first 2024 presidential debate. the biden campaign is drawing some plans for social media. the goal behind biden's digital strategy is to ensure his most critical debate moments reach voters who aren't able to tune in live. 18 content creators with a combined social media following of 8 million people will be at the biden's campaign headquarters in downtown wilmington, delaware, today. the biden team hosting a watch party for influencers here in atlanta. we'll speak with content creators after the debate. president then heads to a rally in raleigh, north carolina, tomorrow. joining us now, white house reporter for "the washington post," tyler pager. tyler, good to see you this morning. first, let's take a moment and talk about the format tonight. it's going to be an unusual debate. first of all, it is much earlier than any general election debate we've ever had before, the end of june. there's not going to be an audience. both men will have microphones that will

a party with a home for liz cheney and adam kinzinger. forward to those days. we need healthy political parties and i think we will get there, but not before we go through the historic passage from now to november. >> congressman adam schiff on his way to being senator shift, thank you for joining us tonight. >>> coming up, republicans are trying to blame montana's democratic senator, jon tester, for something that happened 2000 miles from montana last week. the 34 trump guilty verdicts in manhattan. senator jon tester joins us next. but this is my story. ( ♪♪ ) and with once-daily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flare-ups. trelegy also improves lung function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase you

. >> former governor hogan has been a trump critic, and another one, adam kinzinger said this about then, the pressure on hogan is immense. the senate majority probably runs through maryland. i mean, we know how tight it is. if you look at, i think it's the latest senate map, the cook political report rates five democratic held seats, leaning or likely democrats, including maryland. three democratic-held seats are considered up in the air. look, we're looking at, what, ohio. we're looking at of course montana. >> montana, pennsylvania. >> so it was even before there was a verdict. he said respect the process. >> and that was it. respect the process was all he said. you're right. montana, ohio, pennsylvania, arizona, all places that republicans have targeted, and honestly, they would probably let maryland go and stay with the democrats but for, but for larry hogan getting in. as i mentioned, maybe the only statewide republican that could win that seat, and here's what's so telling about the republicans in this moment. the right answer is to say nothing about larry hogan. you don't have t

you have republicans like adam kinzinger and jeff duncan from georgia endorsing joe biden because theynd that if the sacred cause of america will continue to be democracy, there is a home for you in joe biden's campaign and the one continuing to carry this nation forward. donald trump, his demeanor may not be the same that we see at the maga rallies but the problem for him he will have to answer for all things he says on those rallies on the debate stage tonight and the president is focused on going into tonight. >> dana: i think it's pretty stark and get your take on it. fox news voter analysis from 2020 had biden winning black voters at 91%. the presidential preface among black voters today in the last poll just 73%. in fact, "the new york times" poll that came out today in june of 2020 trump had 5% of the black vote. today it's 30% of the black vote. jim clyburn said this if you could pull it up here. the older black voters need to talk some sense into trump-inclined children saying they should try to talk some sense into their kids. if you believe that the parents should have kept

the outreach will be led by a former staffer and trump credit, adam kinzinger, who served on the januarynda carpenter, writer and editor for protect democracy and a senior staffer for republican senators. amanda, this is super interesting. is this challenge for this group to convince these voters that they are not just voting against trump, but they are voting for joe biden, who is going to do things for them. >> that is the trickiest thing. how do you convince republican voters that they can still be a republican and retain that republican identity and vote for biden in these extraordinary times? i know there are a lot of smart, enthusiastic republicans who have been waiting for biden to do this. they are like now you are calling, finally, this is good. i think the slow warm-up, the long getting to know you is kind of pretty smart, because what the biden campaign can do is invite these people to be part of the process. i actually think that highlighting the disagreements that they may have is the secret to the sauce. a lot of republicans feel politically homeless. donald trump makes it