{"id":1738455,"date":"2022-11-14T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738455"},"modified":"2022-11-14T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:18:37","slug":"rep-raskin-worries-republicans-could-nominate-trump-as-next-house-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-raskin-worries-republicans-could-nominate-trump-as-next-house-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Raskin Worries Republicans Could Nominate Trump As Next House Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-raskin-worries-republicans-could-nominate-trump-as-next-house-speaker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.11.14-10.54-thepoliticalinsider-63721e7535cc8.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democrat Jamie Raskin, of RussiaGate and impeachment fame, is warning his House colleagues that the GOP could move to nominate former President Donald Trump as the next Speaker should Republicans ultimately prevail in taking back the House.<\/p>\n<p>Raskin suggested the idea has been brought up \u201crepeatedly\u201d in the Republican caucus during an appearance with \u201cFace the Nation\u201d Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/jamie-raskin-suggests-trump-could-be-the-next-speaker-of-the-house-his-name-has-been-floated-by-republicans-in-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made the comments<\/a> after being presented with a CBS report which claims roughly 155 Republican House members who won their races this past week are so-called \u2018election deniers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a statement about the political contamination of the GOP by Donald Trump,\u201d said Raskin, who objected to the electoral vote count during the 2016 election, making him by media definition an \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kerpen\/status\/1349359860350124033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1349359860350124033%7Ctwgr%5E47bbb8d9eef1dd1ce414ee7e2514f2a9b5b81e7a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Flindsey-graham-cuts-deal-with-bernie-sanders-to-oppose-election-deniers-and-defund-the-police-candidates%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">election denier<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Raskin continued, arguing that \u201c[House Minority Leader] Kevin McCarthy and other leaders within the Republican Party are now required to make a decision about whether they\u2019re going to try to rid themselves of Donald Trump and his toxic influence on the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne potential candidate whose name has been floated is Donald Trump himself, because the Speaker of the House does not have to be a member of the House,\u201d Raskin then claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they are talking about putting Trump right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jaime Raskin is worried Trump could become Speaker of the House \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne potential candidate who\u2019s name has been floated is Donald Trump himself because the Speaker of the House does not have to be a member of the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prVf9LZ2Vp\">pic.twitter.com\/prVf9LZ2Vp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1591851024838533125?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-knives-are-out-for-kevin-mccarthy-after-gops-lackluster-midterm-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: \u2018Knives Are Out\u2019 For Kevin McCarthy After GOP\u2019s Lackluster Midterm Performance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Could Trump Really Be the Next Speaker of the House?<\/h3>\n<p>CBS host Margaret Brennan wasn\u2019t buying into Raskin\u2019s paranoia that Trump could become the next Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not a real option, though,\u201d she replied.<\/p>\n<p>But to Raskin, it\u2019s as real as the threat of the next insurrection and the fall of democracy, by God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey talk about it repeatedly,\u201d Raskin claimed. \u201cAnd if Trump decided he wanted to do it, it would pose a profound problem for their party because they refuse to do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamie_raskin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jamie_raskin<\/a> signals trouble for Kevin McCarthy: GOP defectors are talking about voting Trump for House speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MsDTftl1LF\">https:\/\/t.co\/MsDTftl1LF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1591901300215910400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/gaetz-says-he-will-move-to-nominate-trump-as-next-house-speaker-if-gop-wins-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaetz Says He Will Move To Nominate Trump As Next House Speaker If GOP Wins In 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Raskin\u2019s Claim is a Bit Far-Fetched<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Raskin\u2019s claim, there is scant evidence of Republicans talking about making Trump the next Speaker of the House. And there is no evidence they are stating that intention \u201crepeatedly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So Brennan was right to challenge the January 6 committee member.<\/p>\n<p>The only evidence I can locate of such a claim was back in December of 2021 when MAGA Representative Matt Gaetz suggested he would nominate Trump if Republicans were to win back the House.<\/p>\n<p>Further, we know that the GOP is afraid of their own shadow, and would never do something as amazing as nominating Trump for Speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reporter: Do you want ex-President Trump to be speaker?<br \/>Gaetz: I would<br \/>Reporter: Have you talked to him about it?<br \/>Gaetz: I have <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BfAzAuaWgT\">pic.twitter.com\/BfAzAuaWgT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1468296845889662978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gaetz tends to state things that are sure to send leftists and the media over the edge sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>While the move\u00a0<em>is<\/em> possible, it seems rather unlikely that former President Trump would have any interest in filling the role currently held by Nancy Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>The position has never been filled by anyone outside the chamber, though the Constitution does not specifically state that the Speaker must be a House member. Anyone chosen by the House can serve as Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>A representative for Trump has said he has \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-has-zero-desire-to-be-house-speaker-spokesperson-says-2021-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zero desire<\/a>\u201d to be named Speaker despite previous comments suggesting he\u2019d look into it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I tell you what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpeakerTrump?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpeakerTrump<\/a> would be the most comical and entertaining thing that would ever happen to this country! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MwP6HwyL8O\">https:\/\/t.co\/MwP6HwyL8O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ars (@iAl57) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iAl57\/status\/1592031021943623680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While it is still possible for the GOP to gain control of the House when all of the slowest states catch up on their vote <del>discovery<\/del> counting, McCarthy\u2019s grip on becoming House Speaker has become tenuous due to the lesser-than-expected margin Republicans will have.<\/p>\n<p>The Political Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-knives-are-out-for-kevin-mccarthy-after-gops-lackluster-midterm-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported last week<\/a> that the \u201cknives are out\u201d for McCarthy following his party\u2019s lackluster performance in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Raskin took such a notion to mean that Trump could be installed as the House speaker shows two things \u2013 Democrats are obsessed with using the former President as a boogeyman because it worked in the last election cycle, and he continues to live rent free in their heads.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Jamie Raskin, of RussiaGate and impeachment fame, is warning his House colleagues that the GOP could move to nominate former President Donald Trump as the next Speaker should Republicans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1738458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1738455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1738455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1738458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1738455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1738455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1738455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}