Right Wingers Push for Alleged Felon to Become New House Speaker

[FakeNoose]

NOT THE ONION!

Rolling Stone link: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-floated-house-speaker-republicans-1234838871/

Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his post as House Speaker on Tuesday, with eight members of his own party joining Democrats to boot him from the most powerful position in the lower chamber. Republicans will now, presumably, elect a replacement. It’s unclear who is in poll position to win the job, but there’s no rule requiring nominees to be members of Congress, a wrinkle that led some to float Donald Trump for the gig ahead of McCarthy’s election in January. The former president has since been criminally indicted four times, but that hasn’t stopped the calls from resuming now that the position is once again vacant.

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) tweeted shortly after McCarthy announced he wouldn’t be running again that he plans to nominate Trump. “I nominate Donald J. Trump for the Speaker of the House,” he wrote of the man who has in recent months been slapped with dozens of state and federal criminal charges.

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The idea has gained traction across right-wing media, as well. Newsmax floated Trump as a potential nominee during a segment about the vacancy, as did former Newsmax correspondent and current conservative influencer Emerald Robinson. “Watching the GOP establishment vote against President Trump for Speaker would be very clarifying for GOP voters — they would finally understand that the GOP votes against them!” she wrote in response to Nehls’ post. “Hodgetwins are officially nominating TRUMP as speaker of the house because it would be funny as hell to see the left and RINOs lose their mind,” the right-wing Hodge Twins added on X. “Nominate Trump” was trending on the platform Tuesday night.

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Pot, meet kettle.

Frying pan, meet fire.

[Bev54]

1. I saw that jackass on TV with his striped suit and big stogie cigar in his hand, doing his

best mob boss impression. What an ass.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Bring. It. On.

Link to tweet

[sanatanadharma]

3. It makes sense as a necessary first step before the assassinations

Trump as Speaker of the House only makes sense as a necessary first step before the assassinations and declaration of martial law.

[FakeNoose]

4. Well who's running the House while he's trying to keep his ass out of prison?

Who's running the House while he's trying to get himself elected Potus - so he can F**king PARDON HIMSELF?

What a completely corrupt and crazy shitshow.

[Rebl2]

5. I wondered

if they might try this. Hope they don’t.