{"id":2056589,"date":"2023-10-05T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-to-be-changed-if-his-dad-becomes-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T14:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T18:04:43","slug":"eric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-to-be-changed-if-his-dad-becomes-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-to-be-changed-if-his-dad-becomes-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump: Dad as Speaker? New gavel needed!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Feric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-to-be-changed-if-his-dad-becomes-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=2056589&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--><h2>Eric Trump Says Gavel Will Need to Be Changed If His Dad Becomes \u2062Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>If former President Donald Trump were\u2064 to become\u200d speaker of the House, his son\u200c said one thing would need to change.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yt7pdqJIiY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsmax<\/a> on Wednesday, Eric Trump addressed the idea of the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-says-biden-should-resign-over-out-of-control-inflation\/\" title=\"GOP Senator Says Biden Should Resign Over Out of Control Inflation\">president stepping<\/a> into the role after Kevin McCarthy\u2064 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-mccarthy-removed-historic-vote-1st-time-house-speaker-voted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed<\/a> as speaker on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2062it would be the coolest \u2062damn thing in the entire world,\u201d Eric Trump said of his dad potentially stepping into the role.<\/p>\n<p>But the middle son of the leading 2024 GOP presidential contender said one thing would\u200b need to\u2062 happen:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u200c would make sure he got a bigger gavel than the small little one they have,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cI think Trump needs like a \u2026 huge gavel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump went on to say his father \u201cwould\u2064 bring the party together\u2062 in a great way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has tremendous respect among \u2063that body,\u201d\u2064 the former president\u2019s son said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>While Donald Trump was in court Wednesday fighting a fraud case in New York, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-responds-question-running-speaker-courthouse-whatever-can-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> reporters his focus was on securing the GOP presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said he \u201cwould do\u200d it, but we have\u200c some great people in the Republican Party that could do a\u200b great job as speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA \u200clot of people have been \u2064calling me about speaker,\u201d he said. \u201cAll I can say is we\u2019ll\u2062 do \u200dwhatever is best for the country \u200cand for the Republican \u2063Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-truth-social-photo-goes-viral-announces-willingness-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared an image<\/a> of himself \u2063with the speaker\u2019s gavel in\u2063 a Wednesday post on Truth \u2062Social.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia threw her support for Trump becoming speaker in a post on the X <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-to-be-changed-if-his-dad-becomes-speaker\/\" title=\"Eric Trump: Dad as Speaker? New gavel needed!\">social\u2064 media platform \u2064hours<\/a> after the ousting of McCarthy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The only candidate for\u2063 Speaker I am currently supporting is President Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He will \u2063end the war in\u2064 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2064 will secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>He will end \u200dthe politically weaponized government.<\/p>\n<p>He will make America energy independent again.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2064 will pass\u2064 my \u200bbill to stop\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG\/status\/1709397608576266457?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wow-big-name-republican-declares-candidacy-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> of Ohio \u2064and House Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speaker-house-race-takes-shape-2nd-prominent-republican-announces-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Scalise<\/a> \u2062 of Louisiana \u200dalready \u2062have launched bids to step into the role \u200bof speaker.<\/p>\n<p>After his ousting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-goes-off-speaking-media-kevin-mccarthy-ousting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McCarthy<\/a> said he would not run for the speakership again.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Deputy \u2064Managing\u2063 Editor:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>I walked into the office one morning\u200d and \u200dnoticed something strange. Half\u2064 of The Western Journal\u2019s readership \u2064was missing.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had finally happened. Facebook had flipped\u2064 THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because we \u200dwrote about ivermectin. Or election integrity. Or the Jan. 6 detainees. Or \u200cballot mules.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whatever the reason, I immediately knew what to do. We had to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turn to\u200b you<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  because, frankly, \u200cwe know \u2062you are the\u2064 only \u2063ones we can trust.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Can you help? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2062to The Western Journal goes directly to funding our \u2064team of story researchers, writers and editors who doggedly pursue the truth and expose the corrupt \u200celites.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can I count on you \u200bfor \u2063a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">small donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? We operate on a \u200cshoestring compared to other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-jim-jordan-joe-bidens-deliberate-support-of-illegal-immigration-could-lead-to-impeachment\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Rep. Jim Jordan: Joe Biden's 'Deliberate' Support of Illegal Immigration Could Lead to Impeachment\">news media companies<\/a>, so I \u200bcan personally promise that not a penny of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">your donation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  will be wasted.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will use\u2062 every single cent to fight against\u2062 the lies and corruption in high places. <\/span><b>And as long as we have <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>your help<\/b><\/a><b>, we will never \u2064give up.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh Manning<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Western Journal<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/eric-trump-says-gavel-will-need-changed-dad-becomes-speaker\/\">Eric Trump Says Gavel \u2062Will Need to Be Changed If His Dad Becomes Speaker<\/a> appeared first on\u2064 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 Who are some of the other Republican representatives vying for\u200d the position of speaker\u2063 of the House<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Eric Trump, the \u200dson of former\u200c President Donald Trump, recently discussed \u2064the possibility of his\u200c father becoming the speaker of the House.\u200c In an interview with Newsmax, Eric Trump \u200bexpressed his\u200b enthusiasm for the idea and suggested that\u200c if his father were to assume the role, the gavel would need to be upgraded to a \u2062larger size.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump stated, &#8220;I \u2063would make sure he got a bigger gavel than the small little one they have. I think Trump needs like a \u2026 huge gavel.&#8221; He\u200d went on to highlight\u2063 his father&#8217;s ability to bring \u200cthe Republican Party \u2064together\u2063 and his respected position within the\u2064 party.<\/p>\n<p>While Donald Trump himself focused on securing the GOP presidential nomination, he acknowledged the possibility of becoming speaker and expressed his willingness to\u200d do so if it was deemed best for the country and the Republican Party.\u200b He even shared an image of himself with the speaker&#8217;s gavel on the Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p>Support for Trump as speaker began to \u200demerge from \u200cRepublican representatives following Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s removal \u200cas speaker. \u2064Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia voiced her support for Trump on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, emphasizing his ability to\u2062 end\u2064 the war\u2063 in Ukraine, secure the border, and make America energy independent once again.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican representatives, such as Jim Jordan of \u2063Ohio and Steve Scalise\u2062 of Louisiana,\u2062 have already launched bids to become speaker. McCarthy, after being ousted, announced that he would not pursue the speakership again.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the idea of Donald Trump potentially \u200bbecoming the speaker of the House has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megyn-kelly-presses-trump-on-why-he-gave-fauci-an-award-his-answer-earned-an-x-community-note\/\" title=\"Megyn Kelly questions Trump on Fauci award - His response sparks attention.\">generated significant interest<\/a> \u200cand support among Republicans. Eric Trump&#8217;s comments about the gavel highlight the enthusiasm surrounding his father&#8217;s potential role. \u200dWith several prominent Republican representatives already in the running, the speaker of the House position remains an important and highly contested position\u2064 within the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Note: \u2063The content of this article is based\u200b on information from various sources and does not reflect any \u200bpersonal opinions \u2064or endorsements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Donald Trump becomes House speaker, his son Eric believes one thing must change. In an interview with Newsmax, Eric Trump expressed his support for his father taking over the role following Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s removal. 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