Republican Congressman Deploys To Border With National Guard Unit, Says It's 'Awesome' To Defend Country Republican Congressman Deploys To Border With National Guard Unit, Says It’s ‘Awesome’ To Defend Country https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Adam-Kinzinger-592x331.jpg The fact that Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger is big on border security is no surprise. The fact that part of his reasoning behind it is drug interdiction shouldn’t be, either. “When drugs come into Arizona, they end up in Illinois,” Kinzinger told Fox News in a report published Saturday. “To protect this country from, frankly, all the drugs that are coming over, is awesome.” When he’s talking about protecting America from drugs, however, what might be surprising is that he’s not just sitting in the nation’s capital voting for a border wall or spending more money on Customs and Border Protection — not that he’d be averse to any of those things, mind you. Rather, it’s the fact that Rep. Kinzinger is actively stopping those drugs from coming in — as part of a National Guard unit deployed to the southern border. Kinzinger is a lieutenant colonel with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, according to Fox News. Since earlier this month, he’s been deployed with his unit in Tucson, Arizona. ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/republican-congressman-deploys-border-national-guard-unit-says-awesome-defend-country/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=PostSideSharingButtons&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons