Several House Republicans have already raised the prospect of Donald Trump succeeding Kevin McCarthy as speaker. This almost certainly isn't going to work.
Ahead of the 2022 midterms, with Republicans optimistic about retaking the House majority, there was considerable conversation about who might become the next House speaker. Part of the discussion acknowledged the fact that the speaker doesn’t have to be a sitting member of the institution, which in turn led some to suggest Donald Trump should hold the gavel.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said in a tweet tonight that former President Donald Trump is the only speaker candidate she’s “currently supporting.” “We can make him Speaker and then elect him President!” she wrote. Earlier today, Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, said he plans to nominate Trump for speaker.
I’ll confess that I haven’t done a comprehensive search, but I know of at least one additional House Republican — Greg Steube of Florida — who’s also, “Now, sources telling me at this hour some House Republicans have been in contact with and have started an effort to draft former president Donald Trump to be the next speaker and I have been told that President Trump might be open to helping the Republican Party at least in the short term, if necessary.
In case this isn't obvious, Trump has been indicted for multiple felonies, across multiple jurisdictions, and the potential sentences are well in excess of two years behind bars. In other words, Hannity told his audience that “some House Republicans have been in contact with” Trump about serving as speaker, and a few members have even publicly endorsed the idea, but without a rules change, this isn’t going to happen.Steve Benen is a producer for"The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of"The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.
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