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“Rick never spoke for Protestants because he has never been a Protestant.”

Actually he is a Protestant. Other Protestants may not like that, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is a Protestant.

If you believe that you don’t know the first thing about historic Protestantism. He’s not protesting anything because he agrees with the core free-will theology of Rome. Historic Protestants do not believe that theology. Protestants believe Rome is apostate whereas Rick believes Roman Catholicism is simply another expression of Christianity. Rick has vocally championed at least one book about “coming home” to Rome. The list of differences between Rick and historic Protestants is L O N G.

Actually he is a Protestant.

Your error possibly derives from confusing a non-RC Christian with a Protestant.

Protestant is nowadays more of an RCC term applied to non-RCC worshipers of God than it is a Christian "What we believe" designation. There are different groups of RCC members. There are also many groups (fellowships, assemblies) of believers in and followers of the Lord Jesus Christ who do not consider themselves protesters against only RCC anti-Christian teachings.

But, yes of course, there are still some mainline Protestant denominations. In recent years at least, two or more of these Protestant groups have been following the lead of today's pope more than they have the unchanging Lord Jesus Christ.