It appears he is an originalist.
He might not have put up with the shenanigans which happened in the 2020 elections. If he had been speaker of he House at that time, instead of Pelosi, we might be in a different timeline.
As others have said. He is showing the right enemies.
The Texas amicus brief he and 100 other Republicans signed onto challenged the states’ election process. SCOTUS threw it out due to lack of legal standing.