Posted on 10/05/2023 3:14:12 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
Former President Trump told Fox News Digital that he would accept a short-term role as speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as a "unifier" for the Republican Party until lawmakers reach a decision on who should take on the post.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was removed as speaker of the House Tuesday after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a measure against him known as a motion to vacate, accusing him of breaking promises he made to win the speaker's gavel in January.
"I have been asked to speak as a unifier because I have so many friends in Congress," Trump told Fox News Digital. "If they don’t get the vote, they have asked me if I would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president."
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If the Speaker doesn’t have to be a member of the House, can he vote on ordinary House bills? It would give the Reps one more vote - from someone who was not elected.
Yes, Trump is the center of conversation. And nobody is talking about Brandon and his failings. Dems are, obviously, ecstatic over this development.
Re: 44 - good point.
President Trump would never get 218 votes for Speaker. Heck, there’s members of the House Freedom Caucus that would not vote for him.
It’s just a way to stroke his ego. It’s just who he is.
I would hope he has learned his lesson, but he does have it all, and it is time for the Citizens of the USA find out exactly who the #JihadJunta really is..
Nor are they talking about the midget league
Speaker Trump to Representative AOC: “You are OUT OF LINE”.
“Capitol Police, remove this member immediately “
>> Trump is just trolling.
+1
He’s not even qualified per the rules of the House who forbid those under federal indictment from being Speaker. Nor does he have any chance of winning the vote, which would be an embarrassing loss. He and his supporters are just mouthing off, as usual.
You forgot Supreme Court Justice next. Trump, the god, greatest human ever. /S
It could still be done. You scared now with nightmares!
He can’t be bought
He can’t be Bribed
He is very rich
He can’t be controlled
And America LOVES TRUMP
Yes Trump could vote as speaker but it has never been done...yet.
HA! I wish Trump for Speaker would come up for a vote. What a humiliating lopsided loss that would be. Which is why it will never happen. All this talk is just to pump up the clueless people who thinks it has any chance.
Can you imagine Nancy having to watch Donald weilding the Speaker’s gavel?
All you ever do is put Trump down or damn with faint praise. That is all.
And Trump could tear up Biden’s state of the union if this is timed right.
Risky move for Trump, what if Republicans fail in vote to put him as speaker? And once there, this will be an unusual position for him, unifier, negotiator, compromiser, which might undermine his own stands. More power to him if he can pull this off.
Yep. Unifier? lol I like your tagline. Timing seems about right.
Now THAT would be worth putting this idea over the top!
He says he doesn’t have time to make court appearances and also run for president. How does being Speaker fit into all that?
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