Adam Kinzinger
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois.
  • Adam Kinzinger said Friday that the House GOP would be in "survival mode" after resolving their leadership woes.
  • Kinzinger in the past has been a vocal critic of ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California.
  • The ex-congressman said that he was unsure if the House GOP could govern going forward, given its slim majority.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger has a tough message for his former colleagues now struggling to select a replacement for ousted ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: buckle up.

During a Friday appearance with PBS NewsHour journalist Geoff Bennett in conjunction with Politics and Prose bookstore, Kinzinger was asked if House Republicans had the capacity to govern as a majority party.

His response: "I don't know."