Some Republican members of Congress are backing efforts to elect former President Donald Trump speaker of the House next week, according to a Republican lawmaker.
“I have been contacted by several Members of Congress who are willing to support and offer a nomination speech for Donald J. Trump to be Speaker of the House,” Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) tweeted on Thursday.
“Next week is going to be HUGE,” he teased.
Nehls, 55, was one of the first members of the House to publicly voice his support for Trump’s speakership, pledging to nominate the 77-year-old former president to the post just hours after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ousted from the speaker’s chair in a historic vote Tuesday.
Nehls was not among the eight Republicans who voted to impeach Speaker McCarthy.
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Greg Steube (R-Fla.) – neither of whom voted to oust McCarthy – were also vocal supporters of impeaching Trump.
“Trump for Speaker is on the rise!,” Steube tweeted Thursday.
Some Republican members of Congress are backing efforts to elect former President Donald Trump speaker of the House next week, according to Republican Rep. Troy Nehls.Steven Hirsch
“We need someone to unify our conference. And I honestly believe that [Trump] the only person who can do it,” explained Steube during an appearance on Fox News.
“He is the America First agenda. We need the America First agenda to be displayed in the House of Representatives.”
Greene has called Trump his “only” choice for speaker and believes the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner would accept the role if elected.
Nehls tweeted on Thursday, “I have been contacted by several Members of Congress who are willing to support and offer a speech of nomination for Donald J. Trump to be Speaker of the House.”Getty Images
“I think if we elect President Trump to be Speaker, he will take the job,” Greene said on Twitter, calling him “unlike the current regime.”
“If Trump becomes Speaker of the House, the House floor will be like a Trump rally every day!!” he said in a separate tweet.
“It will be a MAGA House!!!”
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Greg Steube, who did not vote to remove McCarthy, have been vocal advocates of giving the gavel to Trump. The Washington Post via Getty Images
Although candidates for House speaker do not have to be members of Congress, House GOP rules currently prevent those with criminal convictions from serving in that role.
“A member of the Republican Leadership shall resign if charged with a felony punishable by imprisonment of two years or more,” the Republican Conference Rules from the 118th Congress stated.
Trump faces a total of 91 charges in four criminal cases – and up to 712 years and six months in prison if convicted of all.
Greene has called Trump his “only” choice for speaker and believes the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner will accept the role if elected.Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Councilors have been advised that a vote for a new speaker will not be held until next week.
Trump received one vote for speaker in January on the seventh, eighth and 11th ballots, despite only being nominated on the 11th by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who engineered McCarthy’s ouster.
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