Sean Hannity, who remains close with Trump, claimed he’s “been told” the former president is open to the idea.
, and even the far-right cable network Newsmax all floated the idea of Trump taking over the role Tuesday evening, just minutes after McCarthy’s ejection from House leadership.
The phrase “Nominate Trump” was also trending Tuesday on Elon Musk’s social media site X, formerly known as Twitter—inspired at least in part by Rep.
Later in his program, Rep. Jim Jordan , a Trump ally and potential candidate for the speakership himself, shrugged off the idea but didn’t rule it out, saying: “I want him to be the next President of the United States, but if he wants to be speaker, that’s fine too.” Other potential candidates include Reps. Tom Emmer , who Gaetz suggested would be a good candidate as recently as last month, and Steve Scalise , who is
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