Rep. Adam Kinzinger Monday accused GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy of ignoring his warnings of violence before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and said the California Republican's leadership should be under fire rather than that of the third-ranking Republican, Rep. Liz Cheney. "I actually thought the person that should have their leadership challenged was Kevin McCarthy after Jan. 6," Kinzinger, R-Ill., said during an event with the National Press Club on Monday. Kinzinger tweeted earlier Monday that he raised concerns with McCarthy that the falsehoods of former President Donald Trump and Republicans about the election being stolen would lead to violence, but McCarthy dismissed his concerns. Cheney has repeatedly called out Trump's false claims that the presidential election was stolen and declared she wouldn't support Trump in 2024. "We can't wash over what happened on Jan. 6 and the election because truth and lies cannot coexist," Kinzinger said.

Source: Fox News May 10, 2021 19:07 UTC