On Thursday, Republican congressman Rep. Adam Kinzinger, of Illinois, slammed fellow GOP Rep. Mo Brooks for responding to a bomb threat at the Library of Congress by saying he “understands” why the suspect is angry at “socialism.”
“I understand citizenry anger director at dictatorial Socialism and its threat to liberty, freedom and the very fabric of American society,” the Alabama Republican said in a statement put out after the bomb threat occurred.
In his response to Brooks, Kinzinger noted that it’s time for the Republican Party to decide whether or not they’ll continue to stoke domestic terrorism or “stand for truth.”
“The GOP has a decision to make. Are we going to be the party that keeps stoking sympathy for domestic terrorists and pushes out truth, or finally take a stand for truth,” Kinzinger wrote. ” I’ve made my decision, so has Mo. Now it’s up to GOP conference leadership to make theirs,” he added.
It was a similar sentiment that legal analyst Marcy Wheeler also posted, saying that every Republican on Capitol Hill should be required to say whether or not they agree with Brooks.
The GOP has a decision to make. Are we going to be the party that keeps stoking sympathy for domestic terrorists and pushes out truth, or finally take a stand for truth. I’ve made my decision, so has Mo. Now it’s up to GOP conference leadership to make theirs. https://t.co/RwbvKVWSE7
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) August 19, 2021
