RNC Chairman Reince Preibus said that if David French were to run, it'd be like he was on a "suicide mission." | AP Photo RNC chairman Priebus: David French on 'suicide mission'

When it comes to David French, the National Review writer, constitutional lawyer and Iraq War veteran being floated by Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol as an independent alternative to Donald Trump, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus would not appear to be too concerned, if his comments Thursday are any indication.

“I don’t really know him," Priebus began, after radio host Hugh Hewitt asked him on his program about the "David French bubble."


Priebus then suggested he would choose his words carefully.

"Look, I don’t want to say anything disparaging against the guy because I don’t know him and I’m sure he’s a good person, but I think it’s also just this sort of suicide mission, and a huge distraction," Priebus said. "I don’t see it going anywhere."

In order to be a viable third-party candidate, "you have to have national name ID and a ton of cash in order to get even a blip on the radar."

"So I don’t really even think about it, Hugh. I think it’s sort of silly, to tell you the truth," he said. "I have to say, I think the people involved with it are embarrassing themselves.”