Sounds like they’re undercutting their own candidate.
Via Daily Caller:
House Freedom Caucus chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Sunday that the “group would look favorably on” Paul Ryan if he ran for speaker of the House.
Responding to a question from Fox’s Chris Wallace about if the caucus would support Ryan for speaker, Jordan made it clear that the Freedom Caucus has endorsed Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), yet spoke highly of Ryan. (RELATED: House Freedom Caucus Endorses Daniel Webster For Speaker)
“We have endorsed Daniel Webster, but Paul Ryan is a good man,” Jordan told Wallace. “He’s a great communicator, the kind of messenger I think our party needs, and certainly if he gets in the race I think our group would look favorably on him.”