The roiling civil war on Capitol Hill that’s led to the ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the US House of Representatives has left Republicans scrambling for a replacement. With no clear successor, the risk of further acute embarrassment to the party, and a slew of legislative priorities on the docket, desperation may already be setting in.
That’s led some to float the possibility of a left-field pick for the speakership — someone who’s not even serving in Congress. That man: Donald Trump.
The former president initially didn’t say no, although he has endorsed another candidate. “They have asked me if I would take it for a short period of time for the party, until they come to a conclusion,” he declared on October 5. “I’m not doing it because I want to — I will do it if necessary.”
