Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) is one of those political clowns who you hate to give attention to because that’s exactly what he wants every time he opens his mouth or takes to social media to remind everyone as to just the type of Principled™ “Republican” he supposedly is.

When last we left you with Kinzinger, he was participating in a shameless smear of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz by way of sharing a deceptively edited video clip of a speech Gaetz gave in Georgia Thursday. This was in addition to Kinzinger’s pathetic swipe at Sen. Rand Paul a few days ago after Paul announced he would not be getting the coronavirus vaccine, because taking cheap shots at a colleague’s manhood is what a “principled” Republican is apparently supposed to do or something.

But as the old saying goes, karma is a [word that rhymes with “witch”] and that is exactly what happened to Kinzinger earlier today after he posted what may have been one of the least self-aware tweets in the history of Twitter. For those familiar with the six-term Congressman’s tiresome “notice me!” schtick, his below comments speak for themselves, no explanation needed:

Have you ever noticed that some leaders and many candidates of the GOP have become winey, weak, fake angry, false outrage pushing, constant victims- that stand in front of a crowd for adoration to make up for their lack of it in life? It’s really amazing to watch how weak

— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) May 28, 2021

Why … that actually describes someone exactly like Adam Kinzinger, doesn’t it? I do believe it does.

Even after being called out, Kinzinger doubled down a few hours later because of course he did:

Hi man. While that is certainly offensive and my record will rival anyone on the issue of Israel, what makes me mad is fake Republican victims who pretend their life is so awful and avoid responsibility by “whataboutism.” So weak they have to be perpetually outraged.

— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) May 28, 2021

You’d think a narcissist like Adam Kinzinger would have a nice supply of mirrors handy, at least enough that he could look into one when he’s saying this stuff. But then maybe he understands that in doing so the mirror would break.

In any event, what made his accidental self-own even better was when Republican Catalina Lauf, who is hoping to primary him in the 2022 election, swooped in to sweep the leg:

While @AdamKinzinger and AOC have a lot in common… projection has got to be their most similar trait… https://t.co/V0ByriOYt7

— Catalina Lauf (@CatalinaLauf) May 28, 2021

Heh. He just walked right into that one and absolutely deserved it.

Lauf unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2020 in the 14th District race, but now seeks to unseat Kinzinger in the 16th Congressional District.

Watch her 2019 ad introducing herself to voters:

Impressive.

Though the odds are against her defeating Kinzinger in the primary, it doesn’t look like that’s going to stop her from giving him a helluva lot of headaches along the way. To that I say: You go, girl.

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