Senator Rand Paul has suggested that Elon Musk be named the new Speaker of the House to replace Rep. Mike Johnson.
The Kentucky politician made the suggestion in a Thursday morning post on X.
“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . .” Sen. Paul began.
The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . .
Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’…
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 19, 2024
“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds),” the post concluded.
Musk and many others have been blasting Johnson for the wasteful spending bill introduced on Tuesday evening.
President-elect Donald Trump has already selected Musk to co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (or “DOGE”) with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
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“There’s certainly a lot of work for a Department of Government Efficiency.
There will be immense opposition, obviously, to making government more efficient from entrenched interests that… https://t.co/z8iFpKI9ID pic.twitter.com/uY56r25wfX
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 18, 2024
Musk had not responded to the senator’s suggestion as of 9 a.m. on Thursday morning.
