Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Mon, 08 Feb 2021 14:59:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Southern Illinois GOP Chairs, Others Condemn Rep. Kinzinger’s Statements on Trump https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/02/southern-illinois-gop-chairs-others-condemn-rep-kinzingers-statements-on-trump/ Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:00:33 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=16796 Written by Christine Misner

U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16th) upset many of his fellow Republicans around the country with the statements he’s made about former President Donald J. Trump in recent weeks. Perhaps none more so than the county chairman of 36 southern Illinois regional Republican Party committees who issued a letter condemning Kinzinger for his actions including calling for the impeachment of President Trump and failing to support the president’s claims of election fraud.

The GOP county chairs voted to issue their condemnation at the Southern Regional Zoom Meeting Jan.… Continue Reading

]]> 16796 GOP ‘Jihad Squad’ Facebook Post Called “Racist” Political Hate Speech https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/gop-jihad-squad-facebook-post-called-racist-political-hate-speech/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:00:26 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12051 Written by Timothy Dailey

The Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association prompted an outcry from Muslims when it posted a faux movie poster image labeling four Democratic congresswomen as “The Jihad Squad” on its Facebook page.

The post showed the four congresswomen with a tagline that read, “Political jihad is their game. If you don’t agree with their socialist ideology, you’re racist.” U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Ilhaam Omar of Minnesota are shown holding guns.… Continue Reading

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