How Trump was talked into -- and out of -- a run for speaker

[brooklynite]

Just hours after Kevin McCarthy was deposed as House speaker, the “draft Trump” movement began.

“I called him and I said, ‘Sir, I’m nominating you for the speaker of the House,’” said Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), describing a Tuesday call to former President Donald Trump. “I said, ‘I think that you would do a great job fixing the brokenness we see in the Congress.’”


So began a wild 48-hour scramble that saw Trump openly pondering a quixotic bid to become the first nonmember to be elected speaker before his political advisers and House allies managed to convince him it was a terrible idea.

The Trump-for-speaker bubble officially popped early Friday morning, when he took sides in the brewing battle between Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.).

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/06/trump-jim-jordan-house-speaker-endorsements-00120320

[MorbidButterflyTat]

1. "I called him and I said, 'Sir, I'm nominating you for the speaker of the House,'"

"...and I had tears in my eyes, as I fluffed him..."

[Patterson]

2. A big strong man, if I recall.

[yellowcanine]

3. The best speaker ever!

[Aristus]

4. Yeah, he was probably giving TFG a handy.

But speaking as a reformed Texan, I can tell you using 'sir' and 'ma'am' on a daily basis is in our muscle memory. It's second nature, and probably always will be. Just like saying 'y'all'.

[LiberalFighter]

5. Troy Nehls along with his brother and daddy were former sheriffs. Corrupt sheriffs.