{"id":2381949,"date":"2024-12-19T13:38:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-floats-elon-musk-as-next-house-speaker-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-19T13:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T18:40:06","slug":"rand-paul-floats-elon-musk-as-next-house-speaker-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-floats-elon-musk-as-next-house-speaker-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as next House speaker &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Frand-paul-floats-elon-musk-as-next-house-speaker-washington-examiner%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=2381949&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--><p>Senator Rand \u200dPaul (R-KY) suggested a controversial idea that Elon Musk could\u2063 potentially replace \u200bHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the upcoming year.This proposal was made during a \u200ddiscussion, highlighting the \u200bunlikely yet conceivable scenario. The context around this suggestion \u2062is rooted in the current developments within the house of Representatives and\u2062 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-gop-rivals-are-all-running-for-a-job-in-his-administration\/\" title=\"Trump claims GOP rivals are vying for positions in his administration.\">ongoing political dynamics<\/a>. The conversation seems to stem from broader concerns and \u200dstrategic moves within the political landscape.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as Mike Johnson replacement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1915758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rand-paul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Rand Paul\">Rand Paul<\/a> (R-KY) on Thursday posed the far-fetched but technically plausible scenario that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Elon Musk\">Elon Musk<\/a> replace House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) next year amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264695\/scalise-spending-deal-dead-mass-gop-revolt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GOP revolt\">GOP revolt<\/a> over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 Billion in Spending Cuts Proposed by Trump\">government funding bill<\/a> to avoid a shutdown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk,&rdquo; Paul posted on social media. &ldquo;[T]hink about it .&nbsp; . . nothing&rsquo;s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka &lsquo;uniparty,&rsquo; lose their ever-lovin&rsquo; minds).&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3240974\/meet-new-congress-house-senate-freshmen-119th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The House could elect a non-member as speaker, but such a move would be unprecedented. All of the 56 House speakers over the past 235 years have been members of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>However, with more than a month before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, Johnson&rsquo;s favorability among Republicans has taken a major blow.<\/p>\n<p>It took Trump and Musk, a close confidant and the world&rsquo;s richest man, only about 24 hours to tank a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stopgap funding bill presented<\/a> by the House needed to keep the government open past Friday over the inclusion of extra spending measures. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3264641\/winners-losers-congress-massive-funding-bill-avert-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"provisions\">provisions<\/a> included natural disaster aid and pay raises for members of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The episode has put Congress on a collision course with a partial shutdown and raised questions about whether Johnson will have the support of his peers to be reelected as speaker when the new session commences Jan. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The voice of the people was heard,&rdquo; Musk posted on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, X, following Johnson scrapping the bill. &ldquo;This was a good day for America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From left, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Elon Musk. (AP photos\/Alex Brandon\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the hours before its demise, Musk flexed his political muscle by declaring the measure &ldquo;one of the worst bills ever written&rdquo; and advocated to &ldquo;Kill the Bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump made an 11th-hour demand that raising the debt ceiling should also be part of any measure to keep the government funded. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025,&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social. &ldquo;The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was elected speaker in October 2023 after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1915758\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1915758\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rand Paul suggests Elon Musk could replace Mike Johnson as House Speaker amid GOP unrest over funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2381950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rand-paul-elon-musk.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32192,35947,5894,38952,32076],"class_list":["post-2381949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elon-musk","tag-house-speaker","tag-politics","tag-rand-paul","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/rand-paul-elon-musk.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381949","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2381949"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2381953,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381949\/revisions\/2381953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2381950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2381949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2381949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2381949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}