Pollak: What Happened to Adam Kinzinger? 9 May 2021 Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), former Tea Party favorite, has become one of the most prominent anti-Trump voices in the mainstream media. He was a frequent critic of Trump even while the 45th president was still in office; he has become more vociferous since. When CNN needs a Republican to attack conservatives, or Trump, Kinzinger appears keen to volunteer. He has even launched a new political action committee designed to rid the GOP of Trump’s lingering influence. “[M]y 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,” he told NBC’s