Adam Kinzinger says the Republicans who support Putin have an 'affection for authoritarianism

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said on Sunday that a growing number of Republican political figures are showing an "affection for authoritarianism" by voicing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin's campaign to stop Ukraine from joining NATO.

In an interview with CBS' "Face The Nation," Kinzinger was asked about the segment of the Republican Party who asked President Joe Biden not to interfere with Putin's goal. The congressman said this group isn't "a huge portion" of his party, but that "it's way too big and it's growing."

In the interview, Kinzinger cited "having an affection for authoritarianism" as one of the possible reasons why some party members have taken Putin's side. He also put the blame on people being naive about foreign policy and Putin's public image.

"And I think Vladimir Putin has done a decent job of engaging in culture battles and culture war, and he is seen as the person defending, in essence, the culture of the past. And so it's very frightening," he told CBS' Margaret Brennan.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-055012640.html

[sakabatou]

1. You don't say!

[Walleye]

2. It's white supremacy. They hate the many cultures in the United States. They hate United States

[Claustrum]

3. He sounds like a democrat.

For the longest time before 2016, I thought he is one of the very very few republicans I could vote for. I am happy my intuition didn't fail me. Though, there is no way I could ever vote for a Trumpist party. So unless the republican party reforms itself (which would take years) or he somehow becomes a democrat, I don't think I can actually ever vote for him.

But is he listening to himself? The way he describes Putin is the same as describing the republican party.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. Your party has an affection for the authoritarian, you must blind.

[orleans]

5. *music notes* you say "affection" and i say "affliction" *music notes*

[spanone]

6. How about traitors, Adam?