Transcripts for CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper 20211029 21:42

CNN The Lead With Jake Tapper October 29, 2021 21:42:00

democrats that control illinois just did their redistricting map and they put kinzinger against lahood who is a -- congressman lahood. they'd have to battle it ot. lahood is a much more trumpy republican. that would have been a tough fight for kinzinger. but i have to say, i am surprised. i am surprised that kinzinger is retiring. >> absolutely. and even if the restricting is a part of the calculation, there have been a wave of republican retirements, both during the trump presidency and since that have largely comprised of more of the moderate voices, the prominent critics of former president trump because they've been pretty clear that they don't really see themselves having a place in the republican party as it currently stands. kinzinger alluded to that in this video. one of the few house republicans who voted to impreach former president trump after january 6th. and trump and his allies have also made it clear they were going to primary any of these

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