Chicago – June 26, 2024
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection bid Wednesday before the first presidential debate, arguing that former President Donald Trump poses “a direct threat to every fundamental American value.”
Kinzinger, who sat on the select House committee that investigated Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, in a video posted online, said, “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 am endorsing Joe Biden for reelection,” he said.
The endorsement boosts the Biden campaign as the president tries to flip anti-Trump Republicans to Biden’s side.
