Kinzinger: ‘I Don’t Know What Trump Was Thinking in Tweeting’ Working with Russia on Cyber

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KINZINGER: "I thought it didn’t make sense. I used the analogy of letting the fox guard the hen house, but I also think it's like the roadrunner working with the coyote to ban dangerous Acme products. I mean, the reality is, the Russians are the ones doing these cyber-attacks. The Russians are seeking to basically undermine faith in democracy. This isn't about supporting Republicans or supporting Democrats. This is about delegitimizing the institution of democracy, because when people believe that their voice can’t be heard through voting, if they believe that that’s at risk, they lose faith in the whole idea of the Constitution or the institution. And Vladimir Putin is playing the long game here to erode people's faith. I'm glad the President walked it back. He obviously saw the reaction, I'm not sure what he was thinking in tweeting that, but I felt compelled to speak out because it was really kind of a ludicrous idea."