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Illinois GOP congressman criticizes Trump for lack of 'loyalty' to former Attorney General Sessions

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Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.,  slammed  President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his lack of "loyalty" to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who  lost  his primary bid for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Trump endorsed Sessions' opponent, former football coach Tommy Tuberville,  explicitly doing  so as retaliation for Sessions' recusal during the investigation into Russian election interference.   "Jeff was the first elected official to support you," Kinzinger wrote on Twitter in response to Trump's  congratulatory  tweet to Tuberville. "Seems loyalty is expected from you but not granted." Kinzinger has been critical of Trump throughout his presidency, especially in recent months. He told  Fox News  that the president could do a "better job" of reassuring the public amid the surge in COVID-19 cases this month. He  called  for Trump to protect U.S. troops in the wake of  reports  that Russia offered bounties...