Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Elon Musk serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR).
“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . ,” Paul wrote.
“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible.
(not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds).”
Later Thursday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she would be open to supporting Musk to replace Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) in a post quoting Paul.
“I’d be open to supporting @elonmusk for Speaker of the House. DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency,” Greene wrote on X.
“The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday.
This could be the way,” she added.
Musk is the co-leader of President-elect Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), an advisory panel focused on cutting spending and the size of the federal government.
He and fellow DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy helped drive a wave of opposition to a bipartisan spending deal Wednesday, ultimately ending in Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance urging Republicans to oppose the measure.
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Since the Speaker has to be in the line of succession for the Presidency, doesn't he have to be natural-born?
Anyway, Elon has plenty to do without having to herd around a bunch of corrupt, unaccountable politicians.
Try Matt Gaetz.
@DinosaurBellaGreen1yr1Y
You're a retard.
Yes, the Speaker MUST be elected to the House. Chusing their speaker is AMONGST THEMSELVES.
The GOP is addicted to the stupidity, gimmickry, & sophistry of Cult45.
I propose Liz Cheney; she's not a member of Congress and gets along well with both sides.
No.
And I think if Elon continues to be involved in the government in an official manner, he needs to divest from all of his companies that receive federal funding in any capacity.
Y'all are going to turn into hypocrites as massive as the Democrats soon if you're not careful.
@5QVVYT9Centre-Right1yr1Y
Musk can't. He's not natural born, and speaker is 3rd inline to be POTUS.
Vivek, is the one your looking for
The Speaker is in the line of succession, however, Elon is not eligible due to his birth country. How would that work?
@GiveHim61yr1Y
Presumably, we would just skip over him to the President pro tempore of the Senate.
@7Y8765ZLibertarian1yr1Y
Ron Paul for Speaker would be wild to see.
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