US Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., has floated the concept of changing House Speaker Mike Johnson with tech billionaire Elon Musk, President-elect Donald Trump’s decide to co-chair the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following the collapse of the persevering with decision spending invoice.
Paul took to Musk’s social media platform, X, on Thursday morning to recommend, “The Speaker of the House needn’t be a member of Congress… Nothing would disrupt the swamp greater than electing Elon Musk… give it some thought… nothing’s not possible. (to not point out the enjoyment at seeing the collective institution, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds).”
The Tesla boss has additionally voiced his opposition to the spending invoice. He took to X to sentence the laws, stating, “Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending invoice deserves to be voted out in 2 years!”
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Johnson faces strain as GOP members criticize dealing with of deal
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., confirmed on Wednesday evening that the deal was off. This adopted a day of GOP members criticizing Johnson’s dealing with of the difficulty. Johnson, who turned Speaker after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted final 12 months, now faces elevated strain.
Democratic strategist Jimmy Williams dismissed the concept, tweeting, “Senators ought to persist with Senating and House Members ought to persist with their Chamber. No House Member offers a rattling what a Senator thinks about who must be Speaker.”
However, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., expressed assist for Musk: “I’d be open to supporting @elonmusk for Speaker of the House.”
“DOGE can solely actually be completed by reigning in Congress to enact actual authorities effectivity. The institution must be shattered similar to it was yesterday. This could possibly be the way in which,” Greene wrote.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said Wednesday that he wouldn’t assist Johnson with out a “Christmas miracle.” Meanwhile, Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., has withdrawn from caucusing with Republicans, additional narrowing Johnson’s margin of assist.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., additionally criticized Johnson’s management, calling the spending invoice debacle a “horrible plan” throughout an look on ‘Hannity.’