Trump's MAGA Humiliation Playbook Is 'Proof of Loyalty': GOP Ex-Congressman

Trump's 'trap' for MAGA has a 'humiliation' cost — and it's adding up: ex-GOP lawmaker

A former Republican Party House of Representatives member sounded a warning for Trump's MAGA movement heading into the 2026 midterms. Adam Kinzinger, who represented Illinois in the House from 2011 to 2023, claimed that Donald Trump's pattern for keeping his most dedicated followers in check will face its biggest test to date later this year. Writing in his Substack, the outspoken Trump critic suggested that the swing Trump's team may see in vot…

MAGA humiliation is Trump’s 'proof of loyalty': GOP ex-congressman

MAGA has made a deal with Donald Trump, and the deal is that “the humiliation is the point,” argues Republican former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger. In short, he says, “humiliating the MAGA faithful only binds them more tightly to Trump.”Kinzinger, a never-Trump Republican who acknowledged last year that his politics are now probably closer to the Democrats, says that to “understand what Trump is doing, you have to stop thinking about each out…

Trump's MAGA Humiliation Playbook Is 'Proof of Loyalty': GOP Ex-Congressman

MAGA has made a deal with Donald Trump, and the deal is that “the humiliation is the point,” argues Republican former U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger. In short, he says, “humiliating the MAGA faithful only binds them more tightly to Trump.” Kinzinger, a never-Trump Republican who acknowledged last year that his politics are now probably closer to the Democrats, says that to “understand what Trump is doing, you have to stop thinking about each ou…