Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger sent performance artists dressed in straitjackets and blue-and-red tinted glasses to the House offices. It's part of a campaign he's launching against political extremism and attention-grabbing political antics.
The performers were first spotted roaming the House office buildings on Tuesday, perplexing lawmakers and staffers with their unwillingness to speak or do anything to broadcast their message.and calling to "reject conspiracies and stand for truth, courage and integrity.""We call them 'drones'," Kinzinger told Axios in an interview. "They're just kind of droning around, they really don't have a purpose at the moment ...
By "grabbing attention," Kinzinger said, they're also meant to satirize the "desperate need of every lawmaker and staffer there" to get onto television and go viral on social media.By the numbers: Kinzinger said he is spending $250,000 on an "initial launch," including TV and digital ads, billboards and other performance art campaigns.The money comes from Kinzinger’s 501, Country First Action.The anti-Trump Republican suggested he plans to stay in the GOP and will likely run for office again: "It's not, like, on my radar right now ... [but] I expect that there will be a moment where it's like, okay I'm ready to do this again.
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