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Eugene

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Tue Oct 31, 2023, 11:36 AM Oct 2023

Kinzinger (R) says family disowned him over loss of Hannity's trust [View all]

Source: The Hill

Kinzinger says family disowned him over loss of Hannity’s trust

BY NICK ROBERTSON - 10/31/23 9:20 AM ET

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he was disowned by his family after he left Congress and “lost the trust” of Fox News host Sean Hannity.

“So, I had family that sent a certified letter disowning me,” Kinzinger said in a CNN interview Monday. “They said I’ve lost the trust of great men like Sean Hannity, which is funny, but they believe that. They said I was a member of the devil’s army.”

The prominent critic of former President Trump said his decision to leave Congress over his disagreements with the GOP caused waves of death threats against himself and his family.

“You know, we had people that would call and threaten to kill my, at the time, 5-month-old child, or say they wish he would die,” he said.

The former congressman was previewing his new book, “Renegade,” which was released Tuesday.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/4285023-adam-kinzinger-family-disowned-sean-hannity/

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I'd like to read his book, it's coming out this week I believe FakeNoose Oct 2023 #1
That's weird and sad - that a family would disown someone Ocelot II Oct 2023 #2
no kidding - MAGA family values rurallib Oct 2023 #3
It sounds like they're religious crazies Warpy Oct 2023 #14
That's an effective means to keep people in a cult-like religion or family. The threat of banishment. TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #26
Shunning. A powerful weapon. Glad he threw the 'scarlet A' back at them. cbabe Oct 2023 #4
Hannity is definitley one of the ringmasters of the MAGA cult. Initech Oct 2023 #5
Wow! That's a serious kick in the teeth by your own family peggysue2 Oct 2023 #28
A certified letter disowning him? Patton French Oct 2023 #6
Wanted to make sure he got the message. They might also have gone to court... Hekate Oct 2023 #23
Manson Cult MAGA Cult. 617Blue Oct 2023 #7
Kinzinger is well-rid of those family members. Paladin Oct 2023 #8
I would frame that letter, put over the fireplace... Dan Oct 2023 #9
War veteran is disowned by family members who prefer anti-American propagandists like Sean Hannity Autumn_Angler Oct 2023 #10
Several points. Your family members are delusional. They are part of the problem. Hannity is this generation's....... usaf-vet Oct 2023 #11
Did he leave the GOP? I didn't know that, I thought he remained a republican. Escurumbele Oct 2023 #17
Kinzinger speaks out on leaving Congress, 'cancer' in the Republican Party. usaf-vet Oct 2023 #22
You echo my sentiments. Thanks for expressing them! erronis Oct 2023 #21
This is sad for him and his immediate family. dmr Oct 2023 #12
Hilarious! Catherine Vincent Oct 2023 #13
He is an example of a man with good qualities, but raised to become a repub. He doesn't fit in the Escurumbele Oct 2023 #15
Very Conservative, Economically ProfessorGAC Oct 2023 #24
He is about as good as a Republican gets these days. PurgedVoter Oct 2023 #16
He has been a decent ally.. DemocratInPa Oct 2023 #18
That's pretty messed up. Wingus Dingus Oct 2023 #19
Adam, the shoe is pinching. colorado_ufo Oct 2023 #20
Anderson Cooper interviewed him LittleGirl Oct 2023 #25
how much do you wanna bet that if he died tomorrow, they would be after his will? getagrip_already Oct 2023 #27
Republican fealty is a strange thing. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 #29
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