I really think Trump only wants the job in hopes that somehow his 2nd amendment fans will take out Joe and Kamala in the same day (which is the only way the line of succession would ever get to him; if something happens to either one of them they’re appointing a new VP as soon as humanly possible).
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Crazy, so plausible. Those two should never ever be in the same place at the same time with Trump as Speaker.
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Which would be 2025.
25th Amendment, Section 2:
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Zero chance a vote for any Democrat would pass the house.
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I gave you a like, but fuck, man. You’re absolutely right.
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Ugh, I forgot about that part. Damn, this shit is broken.
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This guy
https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1710391686277349627?t=VO2JtmCl6MJrJlKmEF009A&s=19
Do not believe for a second that even 1 Republican will vote for a Democrat.
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Scratch the debate too
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1710360610444112151?t=L7725-mTzbNmaS0tCyMINQ&s=19
How to debate when you party has one policy and everyone agrees with it. Fuck dems.
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Decided to look this guy up. Theodore M. Pomeroy - Wikipedia
He was speaker for only day. Turns out the speaker had to vacate to become VP, so they elected Pomeroy speaker for one day, knowing he was retiring the next day.
Speakership (1869)
Schuyler Colfax, who was to be sworn into office as vice president the next day, resigned as speaker of the House. Upon his resignation, the House passed a motion declaring Pomeroy duly elected speaker in place of Colfax. His appointment as speaker was symbolic and he retired the next day. In office for one day, his is the shortest tenure of any speaker of the U.S. House.[6]
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If McCarthy quits, does Newsome appoint someone to fill the seat until the next election?
The Constitution says a House vacancy must be filled by a special election.
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If Trump is speaker it would be akin to him doing to the Covid briefings. He’d embarrass himself and it would hurt him
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Can anything really “hurt” him though?
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“I LOVE DEAR LEADER THE MOST!”
“NO, I DO!”
“NO, I DO!”
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Embarrass himself in whose eyes? His own, his voting base? Not likely
Someone should investigate the Matt Gaetz connection to Hamas.