Adam Kinzinger said some Republicans were "too scared" to propose alternatives to Jim Jordan.
House Republicans voted 112-86 to remove Jordan as their party's speaker nominee in a secret ballot.
After the third loss, the House Republican conference voted 112-86 to remove Jordan as their party's speaker nominee.
"What it shows is nobody liked Jim Jordan but there were a ton of people who were too scared to say any other name," Kinzinger said.
"They couldn't stand Jim and they enthusiastically say 'Jim Jordan' because they'll let the other 20 or 25 people take the death threats and take down Jim Jordan because they don't have the courage to do it."
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