Being trapped within the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 whereas supporters of Donald Trump looked for lawmakers like him was so terrifying that Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-In poor health.) thought he might need to use his own gun to save his life, he instructed Rolling Stone on Monday.
“…There was a moment where I was like, ‘Man, there’s a real sense of evil.’ I can’t explain it any further than that. And I’m not one of these guys that feels evil a lot. But I just felt a real darkness, like a thick, bad feeling,” Kinzinger stated. “And there was about a 15- to 30-minute time frame, where, at one point, you realize they’ve breached the Capitol. I know if they can breach those outer lines, they can get anywhere, including my office.”
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Kinzinger stated he had already been “targeted on Twitter” that day and earlier.
“And people know where my office is. So I barricaded myself in here, thinking, ’If this is as bad as it seems, they may end up at my office, breaking this crap down, and I may have to do what I can,” he stated.
Kinzinger stated he spent six hours in his workplace that day, “hunkered down, with my gun out, prepared to defend against my own party.” He additionally had a foul feeling concerning the day even earlier than it started, and instructed his workers to remain dwelling as a result of he was frightened about violence.
“I knew there was going to be violence. I didn’t necessarily know they were going to sack the Capitol, but I knew there was going to be violence. In fact, I warned [House Minority Leader] Kevin McCarthy two days prior to it. And he was very dismissive of it, of course,” Kinzinger stated.
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