'Welcome to Illinois, SATAN': Adam Kinzinger says snake dropped out of plane's wheel well after four-hour flight
Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said that after he had flown a four-hour flight from Texas to Illinois, a snake dropped out of the airplane's wheel well.
"Yesterday I flew from Texas to Illinois, 4 hours at 17,500. Outside temp at that altitude was -8. Landed, taxied in, and when i stopped this boy dropped out of my wheel well. Welcome to Illinois, SATAN," Kinzinger tweeted on Monday. He included several photos of the reptile.
\u201cYesterday I flew from Texas to Illinois, 4 hours at 17,500. Outside temp at that altitude was -8. Landed, taxied in, and when i stopped this boy dropped out of my wheel well. Welcome to Illinois, SATAN.\u201d— Adam Kinzinger #fella (@Adam Kinzinger #fella) 1681745365
Someone who responded to the former lawmaker said, "This is a non poisonous Texas rat snake by the way in case you were curious."
"Ya. But him hijacking my plane is, discomforting!" Kinzinger replied.
\u201cYa. But him hijacking my plane is, discomforting!\u201d— Adam Kinzinger #fella (@Adam Kinzinger #fella) 1681746632
Kinzinger departed from office in early January after more than a decade serving in the House chamber — he did not run for re-election in 2022.
Kinzinger was one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, and he was one of the two Republican lawmakers to serve on the House Select Committee that was supposed to investigate the Jan. 6 episode. The other GOP lawmaker to serve on the panel was Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who also left office after her term ended in early January — Cheney lost her 2022 primary to a Trump-backed challenger.
On the heels of his exit from Congress, it was announced that Kinzinger would be a CNN senior political commentator.
A pilot in South Africa recently managed to safely land after a snake came came into contact with him mid flight — the creature was a Cape cobra, a venomous type of snake.
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Adam Kinzinger introduced a resolution authorizing the US military to engage Russia if Putin uses WMDs
On Sunday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said that he introduced a resolution to authorize the U.S. military to engage in combat with Russia should the Russian military use chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Kinzinger said while on CBS’ "Face the Nation" that any such attack in Ukraine would be a “clear red line.” He said that if his proposed resolution was passed by Congress, it would give President Joe Biden the authorization to allow the U.S. to provide military assistance to Ukraine.
The New York Post reported that Kinzinger said, “I don’t think we need to be using force in Ukraine right now. I just introduced an AUMF, an authorization for the use of military force, giving the president basically congressional leverage for permission to use it if [weapons of mass destruction] — nuclear, biological, or chemical — are used in Ukraine.”
Kinzinger said the authorization would provide Biden leverage while also serving as a deterrent to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kinzinger said that his resolution wouldn’t "compel the president to [use military force]. It just says if [WMDs are] used, he has the leverage. It gives him better flexibility, but also it is a deterrent to Vladimir Putin."
Shortly after his appearance on CBS, Kinzinger released a statement on his official Congressional Twitter account that said, “Words matter, but so do our actions. I’m introducing this AUMF as a clear redline so @POTUS can take appropriate action if Russia uses chemical, biological, and/or nuclear weapons. We must stand up for humanity and we must stand with our allies.”
Words matter, but so do our actions. I\u2019m introducing this AUMF as a clear redline so @POTUS can take appropriate action if Russia uses chemical, biological, and/or nuclear weapons. We must stand up for humanity and we must stand with our allies.https://bit.ly/3Ks1QE4— Adam Kinzinger (@Adam Kinzinger) 1651418362
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress passed an AUMF. In doing so, the national legislature authorized former President George W. Bush to use the U.S. military to launch military campaigns in the pursuit of punishing the terror groups that launched the attacks.
Congress approved a similar AUMF for the 2002 invasion of Iraq.
Kinzinger said that the U.S. must similarly be ready to engage in military conflict on behalf of Ukraine.
Kinzinger said, “Prior to World War II, there were moments nobody ever wanted to get involved and eventually came to realize they had to. I hope we don’t get to that point here, but we should be ready if we do.”
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