“Given the stakes of this election, if Paul Ryan isn’t for Trump, then I’m not for Paul Ryan,” Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a member of the House Freedom Caucus, posted to Twitter Wednesday morning. It is the first public defection from the speaker since Ryan’s announcement Monday on a conference call with GOP lawmakers that he would no longer defend Trump, nor would he campaign with him before Election Day.

“You all need to do what’s best for you in your district,” Ryan told House Republicans on Monday’s call.