This guy is an asshole, of course the president wants loyal leaders working for him, doesn't he know Obama purged 1,000's of people including many military, they make it sound like Trump's trying to be a Dictator or King. Every President has done this, are they going to keep traitors in their ranks? Every political appointee and politician has to give their oath of loyalty to the country and people. I wonder if the people of IL will demand a loyalty oath to do his duty as a congressman?

GOP lawmaker: Trump implementing a 'loyalty purge' amid firing of top cybersecurity official

Jordan Williams 1 hr ago

The Hill logoGOP lawmaker: Trump implementing a 'loyalty purge' amid firing of top cybersecurity official

Adam Kinzinger wearing a suit and tie: GOP lawmaker: Trump implementing a 'loyalty purge' amid firing of top cybersecurity official© The Hill GOP lawmaker: Trump implementing a 'loyalty purge' amid firing of top cybersecurity official

GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) said on Wednesday that President Trump is implementing a "loyalty purge" in the White House after the firing of top U.S. cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs.

In an interview on CNN's New Day, Kinzinger said Krebs was doing his job and defending the security of the elections.

"Chris Krebs said the election is secure … and of course, that is counter to what the president is trying to say," Kinzinger said. "There's like a loyalty purge going on in the last month of the White House."

The president, who has refused to accept his loss to former Vice President Joe Biden, said on Twitter that Krebs was terminated "effective immediately." He alleged that a recent statement about the security of the election was "highly inaccurate" and baselessly claimed that "there were massive improprieties and fraud - including dead people voting."

Rep. Adam Kinzinger: "There's like a loyalty purge going on in the last month in the White House." pic.twitter.com/T87her9eLm

• The Hill (@thehill) November 18, 2020

Krebs had served as the director of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency since it was established in 2018, and has been a key leader on issues including election security.

The Hill and other news outlets reported last week that Krebs was expecting to be terminated after attracting attention for his efforts to debunk conspiracies about voter fraud and the security of the election.

His agency put out a statement from election officials and stakeholders on Thursday affirming that the 2020 election was "the most secure in American history," adding there was "no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised."

Kreb's departure is just the latest in a growing number of Trump administration officials who have been fired or stepped down after the general election, most Defense Secretary Mark Esper, whom Trump fired earlier this month. Kinzinger said that John McEntee, head of the Presidential Personnel Office, has been trying to get people loyal to Trump in the White House.

"We're in the last month or two where if somebody's not seen as sufficiently loyal, it's a chance for somebody like John McEntee to get payback or for the president to get payback," he said.

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>>11694666 ok, his margins of winning seem to pretty high for IL, so if you're going to "win" elections just do it by a small margin, his margins seem high in some elections. Also, he's got a lot of backing for some reason, and he remained the only republican during the 2018 republican purge from Congress. the left and right love this guy.

Adam Kinzinger

• In 1998, while a student at Illinois State, Kinzinger ran for election as a County Board member in McLean County, Illinois.He won, and was one of the youngest serving county board members in McLean County history,[7] defeating an incumbent County Board member. Kinzinger remained on the Board until his resignation in 2003.[8]

• U.S. House of Representatives Elections

• 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 11*

In January 2009, Kinzinger met Republican U.S. Congressmen Mike Pence, Mark Kirk, and Peter Roskam to discuss a possible run for Congress[13] Kinzinger decided to run in Illinois' 11th congressional district, held by Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson.. He was endorsed by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. On February 2, 2010, Kinzinger won the five-candidate Republican primary with 64% of the vote.[14] In the general election, he was endorsed by ==the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. On November 2, 2010, Kinzinger defeated Halvorson 57%–43%

• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 16

During his first term, Kinzinger represented a district that stretched from the outer southern suburbs of Chicago to Bloomington/Normal. After redistricting, Kinzinger's district was eliminated. Much of its eastern portion, including Kinzinger's home in Channahon, near Joliet, was merged with the Rockford-based 16th District, represented by fellow Republican Don Manzullo, a 67-year-old politician first elected in 1992. Kinzinger had represented 31% of the district, while Manzullo had represented at least 44% of the district, prior to redistricting.In the March Republican primary, Kinzinger defeated Manzullo, 56%–44%.[16] In the general election, Kinzinger defeated Democrat Wanda Rohl, 62%–38%.[17]

• In 2014, Kinzinger was targeted by the Club for Growth.[18] In the Republican primary, he faced David Hale, a nurse and founder of the Rockford Tea Party.Kinzinger won with 78% of the vote. In the general election,Kinzinger faced Democratic nominee Randall Olsen; he won with 71% of the vote.

• 2016: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District his seat won 100% no dem challenger

On August 3, 2016, Kinzinger announced publicly that he would not support GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. "I'm an American before I'm a Republican," he told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, adding that "I'm a Republican because I believe that Republicanism is the best way to defend the United States of America… [Trump] throws all of these Republican principles on their head."He said that he would not support nominee Hillary Clinton, and was mulling other options (Pence/ryan).

• Kinzinger introduced the U.S. House version of the bipartisan bill Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act.[25] The United States Senate version was written in March 2016 by U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Rob Portman[26] After the 2016 U.S. presidential election, worries grew that Russian propaganda spread and organized by the Russian government swayed the outcome of the election, and representatives in the U.S.

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District Kinzinger defeated Democratic challenger Sara Dady with 59.1 percent of the vote.After the 2018 midterm elections, which saw all of the Republican congressmen representing the Chicago area defeated, he was left as the only Republican representing northern Illinois

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Kinzinger

>>11694688 Sure sounds like it, he met Pence in 2009, and 2016 he wouldn't support Trump, nor Clinton, he was "mulling other options"

>>11694592 Is that you Neon