Kinzinger in DNC speech says GOP is "no longer conservative"

What he's saying: "I was a Republican for 12 years in Congress and I still hold onto the label. I never thought I'd be here ... You never thought you'd see me here," Kinzinger said in a prime time speech to the convention," Kinzinger said in a prime time speech to the convention.

• "But I've learned something about the Democratic Party. And I want to let my fellow Republicans in on the secret. The Democrats are as patriotic as us."
• Kinzinger said the GOP has "switched its allegiance from the principles that gave it purpose to a man whose only purpose is itself."

State of play: Kinzinger voted to impeach Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack and was tapped to serve on the select committee that investigated the Capitol riot.

• He has since launched an advocacy group, Country First, to "improve political dialogue and reestablish faith in our institutions."

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