Current Events > former Republican congressman 'DEMS DO SOMETHING!!!'

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Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Monday told House Democrats to get out there and do something about tech billionaire Elon Musk after employees at the U.S. Agency for International Developments (USAID) headquarters in Washington were told to work from home.

All these agencies where employees are being locked out of, how about you send members of Congress with those employees to walk them into work, or just send members [of] Congress to go into the building and investigate what these people are doing, dare them to stop you because they cant, Kinzinger said in a video posted on the social platform X.

Okay, thats a free idea, he added. Why is it that the former Republicans are the ones that are coming up with all the ideas? Get out there and do something, youre in the minority. Your message is your weapon. Use your message. Quit staying at home.

Late last week, senior USAID officials were put on administrative leave after they refused to hand over classified material to Musks Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Dear Democratic Leaders: heres a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what theyre doing, Kinzinger also captioned his Monday X post.
Kinzinger, who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach President Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and was one of two Republicans who served on the committee investigating that day, decided not to run for reelection to a seventh term in 2022.
A source also told The Hill that a top Treasury Department nonpolitical career official, David Lebryk, retired at the end of last week following him butting heads with Musk on government payment systems.
Lebryks retirement came in the wake of a clash over a request from DOGE for access to a payment system used by Treasury officials to disburse funds.
The Hill has reached out to the White House, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and the House Democratic Caucus for comment on Kinzingers remarks.

Wonder why he, a Republican isn't asking the Republicans for help?

Do you have any idea who Adam Kinzinger is? He went pretty scorched earth on Repubs when he left the Senate.

is there no repubs anymore he can criticize and ask to step in and stop Musk?

dare them to stop you because they cant

In general, people need to put pressure on republican congress members.

Wonder why he, a Republican isn't asking the Republicans for help?

He's right though. The Democrats in congress SHOULD do something besides trying to play along to the whims of the GOP changing the laws in front of their eyes. Of course, him being a Republican himself makes it hypocritical but I'm hoping he realizes what a mistake that is.

Do you have any idea who Adam Kinzinger is? He went pretty scorched earth on Repubs when he left the Senate.

What can the democrats in Congress do? They seem completely hamstrung, and many seem like they're just trying to keep their heads down.

Tbf, Adam Kinzinger was actually one of the few people actually trying to do something about Trump

Dear Democratic Leaders: heres a free idea, send members of congress into the buildings where Elons people are and see what theyre doing, Kinzinger also captioned his Monday X post.

It is impressive that the Dems manage to not be able to do anything both when they have power and when they don't have it. While the GOP manages to be able to do whatever they want whether they have power or not.

The Democrats can't do anything. A lot of that is their own fault, but demanding they do something now is pointless. That said, they have one more chance to take back some seats in 2026, and they better not screw it up.

There really are things they can do:
https://bsky.app/profile/joshuajfriedman.com/post/3lhag7plcl22m

It's almost like breaking things is a lot easier than making things.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the reason Democrats are not doing anything is because they have received personal death threats.

He was interviewed by Pod Save America where he revealed just how bad it is. The people issuing the death threats know things about Congress people's personal lives, including their schedules. It's different than the usual unhinged letter they would get before the coup. Basically, they are saying that they can reach them anywhere and that law enforcement under Trump won't protect them.

Chris Murphy is speaking out even though he himself has received these threats because he believes that if he doesn't, then all hope is lost.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the reason Democrats are not doing anything is because they have received personal death threats.

He was interviewed by Pod Save America where he revealed just how bad it is. The people issuing the death threats know things about Congress people's personal lives, including their schedules. It's different than the usual unhinged letter they would get before the coup. Basically, they are saying that they can reach them anywhere and that law enforcement under Trump won't protect them.

Chris Murphy is speaking out even though he himself has received these threats because he believes that if he doesn't, then all hope is lost.

And now Musk knows every little detail of their lives so he can threaten them worse.

AOC is the only Democrat with a backbone that I've seen.
She's not mincing words and is calling out all this openly it just feels like she's on her own out there while other Democrats like Schumer are talking about mid-terms and other coping bullshit.

Jesus. Which pod is that? I'm looking it up to listen to later.

So who did he vote for?

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy says the reason Democrats are not doing anything is because they have received personal death threats.

He was interviewed by Pod Save America where he revealed just how bad it is. The people issuing the death threats know things about Congress people's personal lives, including their schedules. It's different than the usual unhinged letter they would get before the coup. Basically, they are saying that they can reach them anywhere and that law enforcement under Trump won't protect them.

Chris Murphy is speaking out even though he himself has received these threats because he believes that if he doesn't, then all hope is lost.

And now Musk knows every little detail of their lives so he can threaten them worse.

It is impressive that the Dems manage to not be able to do anything both when they have power and when they don't have it. While the GOP manages to be able to do whatever they want whether they have power or not.

GiftedACIII posted...
He's right though. The Democrats in congress SHOULD do something besides trying to play along to the whims of the GOP changing the laws in front of their eyes. Of course, him being a Republican himself makes it hypocritical but I'm hoping he realizes what a mistake that is.

TendoDRM posted...
Do you have any idea who Adam Kinzinger is? He went pretty scorched earth on Repubs when he left the Senate.