Trump, who after Tuesday’s failed vote was initially guarded in reiterating his endorsement, took to Truth Social later in the day to say he’s behind McCarthy all the way.
Trump Breaks Silence on McCarthy as Contender for House Speaker After Failed Votes https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/trump-breaks-silence-on-mccarthy-as-contender-for-house-speaker-after-failed-vote_4960995.html
Or he’s playing 5D chess. He comes out in support of McCarthy, which means the democrats all have to oppose the RINO, both for optics (can’t be seen voting for Trump’s speaker choice) and out of fear he is actually team Patriot (secret white hat or turned black hat). This means they will end up gridlocking the vote and ensuring McCarthy doesn’t end up speaker.
On the other hand, if Trump supports someone like Jordan (who he actually wants), that would allow some “moderate democrats” to vote for the republican who they know is a republican in name only (RINO).
This is classic game theory, where you are actually more likely to get what you want by publicly announcing you want the opposite, forcing your opposition to try to oppose you, but in doing so they do your work for you.
That's actually a good point.