ADAM KINZINGER ENDORSES JOE BIDEN!

Adam Kinzinger endorsed Biden for President with an excoriation of Trump as a danger to the country.

From Associated Press:

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorsed President Joe Biden on Wednesday, giving the Democrat a prominent new ally in his high-stakes campaign to win over moderate Republicans and independents this fall.

Kinzinger, a military pilot who emerged as a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump after the U.S. Capitol was attacked by Trump’s supporters, described Trump as “a direct threat to every fundamental American value” in a video announcing the Biden endorsement.

“While I certainly don’t agree with President Biden on everything, and I never thought I’d be endorsing a Democrat for president, I know that he will always protect the very thing that makes America the best country in the world: our democracy,” said Kinzinger, who voted for Trump in 2020.

The former Illinois congressman also issued an ominous warning. Trump, he said, will “hurt anyone or anything in pursuit of power.”

Kinzinger’s announcement comes on the eve of the opening presidential debate and gives Biden an example he can raise Thursday night of a well-known Republican supporting him over Trump. Biden’s camp is prioritizing outreach to moderate Republicans and independents alienated by Trump’s tumultuous White House tenure.

Appearing with former Georgia Lt. Gov. Glenn Duncan and Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Kinzinger reiterated his argument that sending Trump back to the White House would be rewarding a candidate “intent on dividing and destroying the American people to turn them against each other for his own selfish gain.”

“I tell you what, I am proud to stand up here today as a conservative Republican, and endorsing Joe Biden for reelection to the president of the United States,” Kinzinger said during a news conference at the Georgia state Capitol.

Ultimately, a number of prominent Republicans are expected to join Biden’s campaign, with more influential names likely to be announced closer to the November election.

Shortly after Kinzinger announced his decision, Biden shared the endorsement video on social media and said he was grateful for the Republican’s support.

“This is what putting your country before your party looks like,” Biden wrote on X.

I keep telling you folks, the wind has changed, the sails are filling, and the ship is moving out of The Doldrums, slowly but with increasing speed.

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