No no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Trump found his Beria
But is Elon Musk not already President of the United States? POTUS Elon Musk? President Musk? Isn’t he? Isn’t Trump just the secretary of making long faces?
Am I stupid or doesn’t the speaker have to be a congressperson?
The question came up last year when Republicans floated the idea of pushing Trump into the role after Kevin McCarthy was voted out. Just as was the case with Trump, Musk could become speaker because you don’t actually need to be a House member to hold the position.
The U.S. Constitution’s only requirement for the speaker of the House is that the person is chosen by the House of Representatives. Thus, Musk could serve as the House speaker if he got the support and votes to do so.
I’m not surprised by the effort, but I am surprised that this is technically allowed. You’d think the Dems would have just made the CIA director Speaker or Senate VP instead of doing it through Nancy and Schumer. Must be an optics thing.
