{"id":8456,"date":"2024-12-19T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8456"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T17:27:15","slug":"republicans-floats-elon-musk-as-house-speaker-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/capitol-hill\/republicans-floats-elon-musk-as-house-speaker-alternative\/njackson\/2024\/12\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Float Elon Musk As House Speaker Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Republicans are keeping their options open&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, multiple Republicans suggested Elon Musk become the next Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen.\u00a0Rand Paul\u00a0(R-Ky.) suggested\u00a0Elon Musk\u00a0serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . ,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/randpaul\/status\/1869723449377030385?s=46&amp;t=s27cFPVMxDTz4BmWHLglMQ\">Paul wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . \u00a0<br><br>Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . \u00a0. . nothing\u2019s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka \u2018uniparty,\u2019 lose their ever-lovin\u2019\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Rand Paul (@RandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandPaul\/status\/1869723449377030385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it .&nbsp; . . nothing\u2019s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka \u2018uniparty,\u2019 lose their ever-lovin\u2019 minds).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later Thursday, Rep.\u00a0Marjorie Taylor Greene\u00a0(R-Ga.) said she would be open to supporting Musk to replace Speaker\u00a0Mike Johnson\u00a0(R-La.) in a post quoting Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d be open to supporting&nbsp;@elonmusk&nbsp;for Speaker of the House. DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency,\u201d Greene&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repmtg\/status\/1869768295399964765?s=46&amp;t=s27cFPVMxDTz4BmWHLglMQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019d be open to supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> for Speaker of the House. <br><br>DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency. <br><br>The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday.<br><br>This could be the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8YuL56e443\">https:\/\/t.co\/8YuL56e443<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1869768295399964765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday. This could be the way,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk is the co-leader of President-elect Trump\u2019s \u201cDepartment of Government Efficiency\u201d (DOGE), an advisory panel focused on cutting spending and the size of the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Speaker is not required to be an elected member of the House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans are keeping their options open&#8230; On Thursday, multiple Republicans suggested Elon Musk become the next Speaker of the House. 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