House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Responded to speculation about the possibility of former President Donald Trump being elected as Speaker of the House if Republicans take the majority of the House. Chamber in 2022.
When asked by a Fox News host about the rumors and speculation On Trump’s future, McCarthy said Trump had told him he wanted to be president.
“You know, I’ve talked to President Trump many times,” McCarthy said. “He tells me that he wants me as president [de la Cámara] and I think he should be president. “
A spokesman for McCarthy’s office later told the media to clarify that Trump told him that he wants McCarthy to be Speaker of the House and Trump wants to be President.
McCarthy meant and said he wants ‘me’ to be the president [de la Cámara]However, I understand that that might not have sounded very clear, ”a spokesperson told the Daily Caller. The Epoch Times contacted the Republican House Leader’s office for comment.
In the interview, McCarthy said Friday that one of his top priorities is to win back the House for Republicans in the midterm elections. The president’s party — in this case, the Democrats — often loses a majority in the House during midterm elections.
What are the Democrats doing with this majority? They don’t just want to change the electoral law, they want to make Puerto Rico and Washington, DC, states, “McCarthy told Fox News. “Why? They are doing everything possible to change the structure and constitutionality of our country to be able to maintain control illegally (…) That is something that we never want to happen ”.
The Constitution does not require that the Speaker of the House be a sitting member of Congress, although only elected representatives have been appointed as Speaker of the House in the entire history of the United States. The Speaker of the House is chosen one at the beginning of a new Congress by majority vote.
Speculation that Trump would become Speaker of the House of Representatives gained momentum when the former commander-in-chief was asked about the possibility during an interview with commentator Wayne Allyn Root.
“You know, this is very interesting”, He said Trump when asked about a run for Congress in early June.
Several days ago, a statement sent by Trump’s office confirmed that he will hold his first post-presidential rally on June 26 in Ohio.
“The first of many appearances by President Trump in support of candidates and causes that advance the MAGA agenda and the achievements of President Trump’s administration,” declared the former president’s PAC Save America. During the event, Trump will back former aide Max Miller, who is running for Congress against Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-Ohio), one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump earlier this year.
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