Texas Republican announced that the former President Donald Trump will be the next candidate for the speaker of United States House of Representatives. This statement comes after the historic removal of Kevin McCarthy, party’s own member.
Troy Nehls, the Texas Republican appreciated Donald Trump, he is referring to him as the most effective president he has ever famous and saying that he has always put USA interests first. It is not necessary for the speaker to be a congressman, but it has never happened that a speaker took office without a seat in the chamber.
Trump has already been mentioned as a potential nominee for the role, including during a previous vote in which right-wing party members made McCarthy go through a protracted procedure before letting him to become speaker. Nehls abstained from voting to oust McCarthy, while another congressman, Florida’s Greg Steube, also supported Trump for speaker.
Eight Republicans united all the Democrats in voting to remove McCarthy, a Republican from California, from his position as speaker in a momentous vote. Nehls voted against McCarthy’s dismissal attempts. Although it’s not a necessity, a speaker of the House has never served in that capacity without being a current member of Congress.
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Trump is considered as the undisputed favorite in the Republican presidential primary, despite being subject to numerous criminal accusations and civil threats. What would be required to remove Trump from the presidential election is still up for debate.
A recent book claimed that bitcoin billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried pondered paying Trump $5 billion (about $15 per person in the US) (about $15 per person in the US) as a reward for his resignation. Sean Hannity, a close friend of Trump’s, said on XYZ News that some House Republicans have been in touch with him and are trying to nominate him as speaker.
Trump has made it clear that he does not want to be speaker, but Hannity speculated that he would be willing to do so while continuing to fight for the presidency. Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former McCarthy ally from Georgia, powerfully expressed her support for Trump as speaker, citing several issues he would address, which includes ending the conflict in Ukraine, protecting the border, and passing legislation to prevent transgender surgeries on children and bar men from participating in women’s sports.
Jim Jordan, a representative from Ohio, was asked about the possibility of Donald Trump acting as temporary speaker while appearing on Sean Hannity’s XYZ News program. Jordan responded by praising Trump and said that he would be great in that position.
Jim Jordan discussed that his priority to Trump to succeed Obama as the next president of the USA because he feels that 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the place where Trump’s presence is most needed. Nevertheless, Jordan also showed his satisfaction if the former President Donald Trump would be speaker of United States House.
Potential speaker candidates Jim Jordan of Ohio said he also supported Trump to be the next president but admitted that Trump would be a great option for speaker if he were agreeing and take oath of that role.
However, many had concerns about Trump’s ability to become speaker. David Frum, Former George W. Bush counselor David Frum highlighted House ethics rules as a reason Donald Trump could not accept the position.
Similarly, Sean Casten, a Democratic congressman, also gave the importance of the Republicans’ own rules, which state that a member of the party’s leadership must resign if charged with a felony carrying a potential sentence of two years or more in prison. Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman only stated that it was time to move on and that the conditions would not occur.
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