Trump Gets First Vote for Speaker of the House

Just a quick update: Today we saw the 7^th vote by House republicans in their attempt to settle on a Speaker, and while Kevin McCarthy has still yet to reach the 218 votes necessary to win, there is now a new name being tossed into the ring.

That name is none other than Donald John Trump, who was voted for by Matt Gaetz of Florida. Here’s that brief clip:

You can hear the murmuring from the other representatives, as perhaps they somehow know that Trump’s name being brought into this will raise the craziness to a whole new level.

In fact, it might have already done so. CSPAN made mention of a report that Trump for Speaker of the House is now a trending topic on Twitter. Here’s that clip:

While Trump is not officially seeking the position of Speaker of the House, not just yet anyway, his name is nevertheless being brought up as potentially a consensus candidate that all republicans would rally around.

Of course, the job of Speaker of the House is a very work-oriented and detail-intensive position, which leads many to discount Trump as being truly interested. After all, it’s not like Trump doesn’t often find other things he’d rather do.

Trump famously takes a big-picture approach to things, leaving the actual hard work in the trenches to others – which he later takes credit for. But that doesn’t mean he couldn’t assume the role of Speaker of the House, even for a short period of time, while others do all the work behind the scenes.

For example, that might allow McCarthy to work hard to prove himself to those republicans who have so far refused to vote for him. In that scenario, Trump might agree to be Speaker for a couple of months, allowing McCarthy to firm up his support by doing all the work behind the scenes.

Trump, for his part, would have the megaphone of the Speaker of the House, and we can all imagine how that will be. If you’re tired of what he’s saying on Truth Social, imagine these same insane ramblings being shown on CSPAN and other networks almost every day.

As I’m making this video they’re about to take an 8^th vote, so let’s see how this pans out today and tomorrow. Now that Trump’s name has been introduced, does he begin to get more votes?

And does Trump, seeing how he received a vote from Matt Gaetz, start fanning the flames on Truth Social, indicating that perhaps he DOES want to be Speaker of the House, after all.

By all appearances, this will stretch into at least tomorrow before it’s resolved. Interestingly, tomorrow is January 6^th, the two year anniversary of the attacks on the Capitol, and also a full moon. Are these crazy times about to get crazier?

Thanks for watching, and I’ll talk to you guys soon. ♦