Kinzinger Blasts “Con Artist” Josh Hawley Over Ukraine

The Insider reports:

Rep. Adam Kinzinger blasted Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday after the senator criticized President Joe Biden for ordering troops to Europe as Russia ramps up its preparations for a potential new invasion of Ukraine, while calling on the White House to block Ukraine from joining the NATO alliance.

“I hate to be so personal, but Hawley is one of the worst human beings, and a self egrandizing [sic] con artist,” Kinzinger wrote on Twitter. “When Trump goes down I certainly hope this evil will be laid [sic] in the open for all to see, and be ashamed of.”

Insider caught up with Hawley on Wednesday and showed him Kinzinger’s tweet, which he was seeing for the first time. “And what prompts this outburst?” Hawley asked. Informed that Kinzinger seemed to be taking issue with Hawley’s stance on Ukraine’s NATO membership, he laughed. “Weird,” he said.

Read the full article.