Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he believes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is too extreme for centrist Republicans.

Jordan is running for speaker of the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was voted out on Tuesday. He faces one opponent, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), and has secured the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Kinzinger appeared on CNN Friday to analyze Jordan's chances of becoming speaker.

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"Now, Jim Jordan is not a great communicator. He is great on Fox News because he throws out all kinds of bombs, right?" Kinzinger said. "I don’t think he would be good with a crowd that, frankly, is in a middle."

Kinzinger pointed out that Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) was one of the eight that ousted McCarthy and claimed the former speaker didn't "move on women’s issues and legislation." The former Illinois representative predicted Mace could also say that Jordan is also "not pro-women enough.

"We may actually get to a consensus speaker, which would be better for the country," Kinzinger said. "But unless that happened, I am not convinced there are those numbers now."

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Jordan is a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and an eight-term representative. Kinzinger served for five terms, withdrawing from the 2022 election after his service on the January 6th committee. A fellow Republican member on the committee, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, did not win reelection following her service on the same committee.

McCarthy's speakership was the shortest tenure in that office in over a century. He followed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who served for just shy of eight years.