David French teases "underdog" third-party bid

Who Is Potential Presidential Candidate David French?

Conservative lawyer David French on Wednesday teased a potential "underdog" third-party presidential run, one day after reports emerged that "Never Trump" Republicans may be recruiting him into the race.

Mitt Romney, the GOP"s 2012 presidential nominee, lauded French on Tuesday night amid reports he was being courted to launch an independent bid.

A constitutional lawyer and Iraq War veteran who writes for the conservative publication National Review, French late Tuesday tweeted a thanks to those offering him their support:

Bill Kristol, the editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine who has led an effort to find a challenger to Trump, toldCNNon Wednesday that he had zeroed in on French.Two Republicans interviewed byBloombergsaid French was open to an independent bid but hadn"t made a decision. French declined to comment for Bloomberg"s report.

Source: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/281869-david-french-teases-underdog-bid