Jim Jordan
Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, bottom center, shakes Rep. Jim Jordan's hand after giving an introduction in support of the Ohio lawmaker on October 20, 2023. Later that day, Jordan was removed as the GOP nominee for House speaker.
  • Adam Kinzinger said some Republicans were "too scared" to propose alternatives to Jim Jordan.
  • In a recent talk with PBS' Geoff Bennett, Kinzinger remarked on the "cowardice" of some GOP members.
  • House Republicans voted 112-86 to remove Jordan as their party's speaker nominee in a secret ballot.

Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Friday called out some of his former colleagues for their support of Rep. Jim Jordan's failed speakership bid, arguing that many of them only backed the Ohioan because they were "too scared" to put forth other candidates.