WASHINGTON — People with vile things to say about Adam Kinzinger tend to call his office at night, when it’s virtually guaranteed no one will answer.
“I think they want to leave a (voicemail) because they know what they’re saying is inappropriate. If you don’t actually have to speak to a person, then maybe it’s easier,” said Theresa Reed, who serves as Kinzinger’s communications director.
Earlier this month, the Republican congressman from Illinois shared a video on social media. Created by his interns, it compiles some of those swear-laden messages, like “I hope you get terminal cancer, you motherf—ing pig.”