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The Kinzinger Report
Hosted by Adam Kinzinger · EN
Adam Kinzinger — former U.S. Congressman and Air Force veteran — breaks down the day's biggest stories with the clarity and candor Washington doesn't always welcome. No spin. Just honest analysis of the people, decisions, and moments shaping America.
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Awkward Silence | Trump Embarrassed at the Correspondents' Dinner — July 27, 2026
Yesterday00:13:39Summary readyTrump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner and bombed, rambling for an hour, insulting reporters by name, and mocking CNN's Kaitlan Collins. Then he watched Wall Street Journal reporters win the Katharine Graham Award for the Epstein birthday letter story he's suing them over. Also: fired 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says CBS pressured her to report things that never happened, Trump goes quiet on the Iran war as Patriot missile stockpiles run low, a DEA assessment finds the drug boat strikes haven't slowed cocaine, and a new executive order puts warning signs outside the Smithsonian.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Never Vance | The MAGA Revolt Against Trump's Own VP — July 24, 2026
4d ago00:12:22Summary readyThe 2028 fight has already started. Terry Virts, filling in for Adam Kinzinger, covers the "Never Vance" campaign against Vice President JD Vance, the online revolt inside MAGA, and what it means for the race to succeed Trump. Also in this episode: the DOJ backs down on its New York Times reporter subpoenas after a judge threatens to quash them, new tariffs take effect on 80+ countries covering 99% of US imports, Laura Loomer's Ukraine reversal, and the Pentagon's edited Iran war casualty count.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Running on Empty | Officials Flee Trump at a Record Pace — July 23, 2026
5d ago00:12:15Summary readySenior officials are leaving the Trump administration faster than under any modern president, and Trump is replacing them with acting officials who skip Senate confirmation entirely. Adam Kinzinger explains why that loophole matters. Also on today's show: $13 billion in missing Venezuelan oil revenue, the US-Saudi nuclear agreement and the Trump family's Saudi money, the dignified transfer at Dover, and why the White House is panicking over Jon Ossoff.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Special Episode: Introducing Astronaut Terry Virts — July 23, 2026
5d ago00:27:22Summary readyAdam sits down with astronaut and former ISS commander Terry Virts, who'll be filling in on the daily show when Adam's on the road. They talk about his run for office in Texas, his passion for Ukraine, and the open corruption of this administration.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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No Answers | Pete Hegseth's Brutal Day in the Senate — July 22, 2026
6d ago00:14:19Summary readyAdam Kinzinger breaks down Pete Hegseth's disastrous Senate hearing on Iran war funding, where senators from both parties demanded answers on the $67 billion request and got none. Then: Republican midterm panic and the $530 million "hate election" plan, Trump's push to make FIFA president Gianni Infantino the UN Secretary-General, the court order opening Trump's financial records in the BBC lawsuit, and the Trump campaign's fake "failed application" donation scam.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Follow the Lettuce | The Trump Donor at the Center of a Nationwide Parasite Outbreak — July 21, 2026
1w ago00:12:34Summary readyThe worst cyclospora outbreak on record is spreading, and the lettuce supplier at the center of it, Taylor Farms, gave a million dollars to a pro-Trump super PAC and met with the White House days before the FDA reversed its only positive test. Adam also covers the 50 percent Canada tariff, Kash Patel's Russia trip hosted by the FSB, the Justice Department subpoenaing reporters' relatives over the Air Force One story, and electricity prices up 18 percent under Trump.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Change the Subject | The Speech Republicans Are Pretending Never Happened — July 20, 2026
1w ago00:11:34Summary readyAdam Kinzinger breaks down the Republican backlash to Trump's primetime address on the 2020 election. His own party wanted a midterms message, Fox and Friends went three hours without mentioning the speech, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is now threatening to prosecute state election officials. Adam also covers the three US soldiers who died at the hands of Iran this weekend and the attacks the Pentagon kept quiet, the FBI ending its investigations of ICE shootings, Trump inserting himself into Spain's World Cup celebration, and his tariff threat against Canada over wildfire smoke.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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The Big Lie Is Still a Lie | Trump's Primetime Election Speech Falls Apart — July 17, 2026
2w ago00:13:58Summary readyTrump went on primetime TV claiming China stole the 2020 election, but the declassified documents he released prove him wrong. Adam breaks down what the intelligence actually says. Plus, the White House teleprompter operator caught betting on Trump's speeches on Kalshi, Trump Media selling Wall Street early access to Truth Social posts, the Washington Post debunking Trump's Reflecting Pool vandalism story, and Epstein survivors calling acting Attorney General Todd Blanche condescending after a tense meeting.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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The Slip | Trump's Personal Lawyer Auditions for Attorney General and Tells On Himself — July 16, 2026
2w ago00:12:51Summary readyTodd Blanche, Donald Trump's former personal defense lawyer, faced the Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation hearing to become Attorney General. He dodged questions on DOJ independence, the January 6th pardons, and investigations of Trump's enemies, then slipped on one unguarded question that revealed who he really works for. Adam also covers Jay Clayton, Trump's Director of National Intelligence nominee, refusing to say who won the 2020 election, JD Vance admitting on Joe Rogan's podcast that the White House botched the Epstein files, Pete Hegseth's testosterone screening video and blocked Navy promotions, and Pentagon planning for a military invasion of Cuba during the Iran war.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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Keep Those Crime Stats Coming | Trump Orders ICE Traffic Stops to Resume After Two Deaths — July 15, 2026
2w ago00:11:34Summary readyTrump overrules his own administration and orders ICE to resume traffic stops just one day after the agency suspended them over two fatal shootings in Maine and Texas. Adam breaks down Trump's Truth Social post, the deaths of two men who weren't even targets, and what "keep those crime stats coming" says about this president. Plus: a judge reveals ICE has 11,000 pages on putting agents at polling places after claiming it had zero, Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission finds probable cause Elon Musk committed election bribery, the UAE gets license-free access to advanced AI chips after secretly buying a $500 million stake in Trump's crypto company, and a federal judge blocks the State Department's visa ban on disinformation researchers as a First Amendment violation.Go deeper at AdamKinzinger.com
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