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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 3h

Trump’s new AI chatbot wasn’t hallucinating, he lost the 2020 election. But when the newest rollout from the White House contradicted Trump’s rhetoric, they pulled the plug. Now when asked about it, the AI tool says “I do not offer political commentary on elections” and dismisses the question...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/09/2026

Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/09/2026

You may have seen a few familiar MAGA faces distance themselves from Trump this past week. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Peter Thiel. Sen. John Kennedy. But hold your applause for now, because their courage just happened to show up when the cost of speaking out got cheap. (link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/09/2026

After Donald Trump's pathetic display in front of China's president last week, I realized that he has never realized that in all his attempts to embarrass his rivals, Trump only embarrasses himself. And there is one final humiliation for Trump coming. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026

George W. Bush had plenty of opportunities to speak up. January 6th. The January 6th Committee. Trump’s return to power. Mostly silence. But now he’s stepping back into politics to help Republican senators get reelected? Yeah. I have some thoughts.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026

Your election-season wardrobe just got an update. These are statements you can keep making long after Election Day. The new Wear Them Out site and collection are live. 👕 wearthemoutproducts.com

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/09/2026

This admin has spent years going after science. It proposed the largest cut in NASA’s history, about a quarter of the agency and half of its science programs. But last month, a groundbreaking telescope left the launch pad anyway. And the story of how it got there is our good news this Sunday.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/09/2026

You may have seen some polls this week showing Democrats doing well in key races across the country. I took a look for myself and came to one conclusion: Grab your surfboard, the blue wave is coming. (link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/09/2026

While absolutely embarrassing America in front of China, one thing became crystal clear: Trump has false teeth.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/09/2026

You might be surprised to hear me say this, but I think Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party. Just not for the reasons you probably think. He has a sharp strategic mind and the credibility to say uncomfortable truths to his own people and be heard rather than exiled.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 23/09/2026

I don't say this lightly, but Pete Hegseth deserves to be impeached. I understand just how serious a vote to impeach is from experience, and I still believe impeaching him is the right thing to do. The Iran war. The purge of senior ranks. The boat strikes. The case is overwhelming. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/09/2026

While we are all worried about the ghost in the machine, we can’t forget about the men behind the keyboards when it comes to the future of AI. Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Dario Amodei are all sounding the alarm, but we should ask ourselves why they might before we listen. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/09/2026

Today, Country First released a new ad. I'm a veteran, and I won't stand by while Trump turns our Military into a political weapon. Troops don't belong at polling locations. Yet Trump refuses to rule it out. Keeping our Military away from the Ballot Box isn't partisan, It's American.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20/09/2026

Happy Sunday! Ready for some good news? Today I wrote about our country’s success in preventing the spread of rabies. And when we’ve really committed to it, we haven’t just contained this stuff. We’ve erased it. There’s a few lessons we can take from this and apply to our politics. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/09/2026

This week, the EU offered associate membership to Canada. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen framed the news in how "Europe and Canada believe in democracy, that power does not belong to the strongest, richest and loudest, but to all of us.” She was talking about us. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17/09/2026

Come fly with us! Over 25 years I have owned airplanes, and like houses, they appreciate. Very lucky to be able to have this one and share it with my family!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 17/09/2026

The Constitution is a promise that has never once kept itself. Though it waits, every generation, to find out whether the people living under it will. It’s our turn to answer. And I refuse to believe we’re going to be the generation that went quiet. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 16/09/2026

The kids in the Texas Longhorns student section understand what America is better than Bo French ever will. And a political movement that looks at those beaming faces and sees a threat has told you everything you need to know about what’s actually in its heart. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/09/2026

The Ukrainian military is one of the most innovative fighting forces on earth, and its people are even more remarkable. That's exactly why our commitment to them matters more than ever. I review my full trip at the link below in the comments, give it a listen and a read!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 14/09/2026

I just got back from Ukraine—a country fighting every day for its survival. Then I came home to this: a Putin-linked Russian oligarch paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations. Don Jr. says he’s simply a close friend. Uh huh

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/09/2026

On my way home from #Ukraine and will say more soon. But let me just say, again, the Ukrainian people are crushing Russia and are amazing people. Trump has taken our boot off the neck of Russia just in time to let it breathe. The next president needs to keep the pressure on their neck

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/09/2026

Hey everyone, happy Sunday. I’m writing this week from Ukraine. I wanted to write this particular column because being on the ground in this country changes what you notice. And what I’ve been thinking about, in a week that had plenty of bad news, is something that gives me hope. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 12/09/2026

Hey everybody, no AMA this Saturday because...I am in Ukraine! In lieu of answering questions from the comments, here is a special video from the ground. For more on what my experience has been like and the latest updates on the war, check out the full report at the link below. See you all soon!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 11/09/2026

Twenty-five years later, September 11th is still asking something of us. The distance we've traveled from 2001 is not a reason for despair. It's the assignment. New column, on the anniversary. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/09/2026

Last night's convention kickoff was a disaster for Republicans. Trump promised a $5,000 check if the GOP wins the midterms and wants New Mexico renamed "New America." A fading president propped up a party hitched to his brand and it's exactly the opening Dems have been waiting for. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/09/2026

The Hunter Biden cryptocurrency story is ridiculous. The corruption in this country has to end, no matter who it is. It’s out of control.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/09/2026

Some candidates will find their opponent has an Achilles’ heel. For Ken Paxton, that weakness is found by looking in the mirror. Between a subdued Trump endorsement, his staff reporting him to the FBI, his hypocrisy on Christianity, and poor fundraising, Ken Paxton is a gift to Dems. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/09/2026

There has been a shift in the foundation of Trump's support within the GOP. I had started to notice it, and now the polls are reflecting it.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/09/2026

It happened again. I was running an errand when a man walked toward me to say, “I’m a Republican, but I just want to thank you for what you’re doing.” Suddenly, Republicans are stopping me to talk. It comes at a time when less than half of the GOP says they "strongly approve" of Trump. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/09/2026

This nation was founded on a union, and on this Labor Day, we’re reminded that the American worker, not Washington, has led to our prosperity. As one of the few pro-union GOP congressmen at the time, I’d rather celebrate the workers than the paperwork signers who gave us off today. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/09/2026

Hey everyone, happy Sunday. Are you ready for some good news? In honor of September being Hunger Action Month, today I wrote on my Substack about two kids in South Florida who have made it their mission to innovate new ways to solve food insecurity in their communities. Link below!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/09/2026

The VP wants nothing more than a promotion in 2028. Thursday showed again why he doesn’t deserve it. Upon arriving at the briefing room, it took him only 40 minutes to contradict his boss, insult the American military, and ask the country to feel grateful about gas prices going up. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/09/2026

When I spoke out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, my inbox got flooded from service members and their families. The Guard and Reserve were built to be the force that you call up when the nation truly needs it. That is not what’s happening in the war with Iran. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/09/2026

This week, Susan Collins was asked about the "Liz Cheney path" to taking on Trump. "It’s not just that she lost her seat. It’s that she has no impact, in my view," she replied. Collins says Liz Cheney has “no influence.” But what did Collins have to compromise to keep hers? (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/09/2026

On Sunday, Trump posted an AI video that showed explosions rip across an oil field on Kharg Island. Kharg Island is real. The war is real. The video wasn't. Here's why that scares me, as the first sitting GOP congressman to call for the 25th Amendment in 2021. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/09/2026

Was on CNN discussing the paid influencers by your tax money thanks to DOD, pushing partisan talking points.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/09/2026

Trump's message to Americans worried about data centers in their backyard: fall in line, or you're "backwards and poor." Making the case for something means respecting the people you're trying to convince. That's what leadership looks like. Trump is incapable of it. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 31/08/2026

A fuel supplier says $4M in gas vanished from its reserves, unpaid. Some allegedly ended up at "Freedom Fuel" stations Trump pitched as cheap gas amid his Iran conflict spiking oil prices. Sound familiar? I fought against Trump's lies when he turned them against our democracy. (Link in reply)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 31/08/2026

The Pentagon influencer scandal keeps getting bigger. More partisan online personalities. More government jobs. More taxpayer money. Who hired them, what are they being paid to do, and are military officers violating the UCMJ? This deserves answers.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/08/2026

This dude is losing his mind. Can’t win a war but obsesses in AI like the unhinged boomer he is

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/08/2026

This dude is losing his mind. Can’t win a war but obsesses in AI like the unhinged boomer he is

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/08/2026

I want to thank the service member who shared their story about what it's like to serve right now. It's not easy to be honest about burnout and open-ended orders when you're still in uniform. Every service member has a constitutional right to speak up. That's not unpatriotic or inappropriate.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/08/2026

Today, I have a special report for you all. After speaking out about the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, our inboxes were flooded with messages from individuals deployed overseas in difficult conditions. Below is an anonymous Q&A with one of those individuals. (Link in reply)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/08/2026

Why is an active-duty Army LTC spending his days acting like a partisan political influencer? Meet Adam D’Ortona, aka InfantryDort. There are rules about partisan politics in the military. Does Hegseth’s Pentagon still enforce them?

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/08/2026

This week, the Trump admin announced they stopped 2 platforms behind a Chinese hack... ...while supporting a budget set to cut 100s of jobs from the people who stopped it. Disrupting the hack was a real victory. Gutting America’s cyber defenses when we need them most is senseless. (Link in reply)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/08/2026

The Pentagon has been quietly paying an X influencer as a federal employee since July — and refuses to say what she does. This came out almost by accident, through the "Data Republican" leak story. It's a taxpayer-funded propaganda operation hiding in plain sight. Full breakdown:

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/08/2026

Pete Hegseth has become very good at firing generals. He is far less adept at replacing them. He fired the Army's chief in a 15-second phone call & forced out at least three officers who might have succeeded him. There is a vacuum of command at the Pentagon. Hegseth is at the source. (Link below)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 25/08/2026

“We destroyed X missiles, Y drones and Z ships” is the modern version of Vietnam body count. It sounds like victory cuz you can put numbers on a slide. But war isn’t won by destroying things. It’s won by achieving objectives. The regime remains. Nuke "dust" remains. Iran's still firing missiles

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