GOP lawmaker setting up PAC to battle Trump wing of the party: report

According to a report from the Washington Post, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) has announced that he is going ahead with setting up a political action committee (PAC) with the intent of battling the influence of the Donald Trump wing of the party.

Kinzinger, who was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach the former president for acts of sedition, has been one of Trump's most vocal critics within the GOP.

According to the report, "Kinzinger, a onetime star of the 2010 Tea Party class, said the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol served as a final breaking point for the direction of the Republican Party, providing a stark divide between those who want to continue a path toward autocracy and those who want to return to traditional conservative values," and is calling his organization the "Country First PAC."

Appearing on "Meet the Press," he explained, "The reality is this: This is a time to choose … And my goal in launching Country1st.com is just to say, look, let's take a look at the last four years, how far we have come in a bad way, how backward looking we are, how much we peddle darkness and division. And that's not the party I ever signed up for. And I think most Republicans didn't sign up for that."

In a video announcing the launch, he added, "Republicans must say enough is enough. It's time to unplug the outrage machine, reject the politics of personality, and cast aside the conspiracy theories and the rage."

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