Kinzinger to Remain a Republican Amid Growing Attacks for Serving on Jan. 6 Panel

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) speaks during a congressional hearing examing the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, in Washington on July 27, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) plans to stay in the GOP despite facing harsh criticism from within the caucus for agreeing to serve on the panel investigating Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

“Look, I am a Republican at heart, right? I was a Republican way before Donald Trump, since I was six years old,” Kinzinger said during an appearance on CNN on Wednesday night.