{UAH} GOP congressman blasts Trump tweet warning of ‘Civil War like fracture’ over impeachment as ‘beyond repugnant

PUBLISHED MON, SEP 30 201912:07 PM EDTUPDATED MON, SEP 30 20192:35 PM EDT

Jordan McDonald

KEY POINTS

• GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasts President Donald Trump for his Sunday tweet warning of a "Civil War like fracture" if he were to face impeachment charges, calling it "beyond repugnant."
• Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, represents Illinois' 16th District, which in 2016 he ran in unopposed and Trump won with 55% of the vote.
• Trump's tweet  is a summary of statements made by evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress, who has made controversial remarks in the past about minorities and members of other faiths.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., questions HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during her testimony before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in Rayburn Building on the failures of Affordable Care Act's enrollment website.

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Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasted President Donald Trump's weekend tweet warning of a "Civil War like fracture" if Trump were to face impeachment charges by the House of Representatives.

Kinzinger, a former Air Force veteran who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, said in a tweet the president's words were "beyond repugnant."

Adam Kinzinger

✔@RepKinzinger

I have visited nations ravaged by civil war. @realDonaldTrump I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President. This is beyond repugnant. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1178477539653771264 …

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

Replying to @realDonaldTrump

....If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal." Pastor Robert Jeffress, @FoxNews

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Kinzinger currently represents Illinois' 16th District, which Trump won with 55% of the vote in 2016. Kinzinger has served since 2010 and ran unopposed in 2016.

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