“None of this should be taken too seriously. These guys are provocateurs. Then again, given the state of politics in the U.S. right now, can even lunatic propositions be ruled out?” writes nick_goldberg for latimesopinion.
Then Bannon chimed in, suggesting the ex-president could “come in [as speaker] for 100 days to sort things out” and then go back to running for president in 2024. By “sort things out,” he apparently meant beginning impeachment proceedings against President Biden.
Some experts have opined that the speaker rumors were just a way of trolling House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , who is in line to become speaker if the GOP takes control. On its 100th anniversary, the Miss America competition is still struggling with what it is and what it should be. Not that the job isn’t powerful. Speakers have a role in appointing committee members and chairs, decide points of order, recognize who gets to speak on the floor and have significant control over what measures move forward. They can dole out or withhold favors. They play a leading role in negotiations with the president and they’re usually leader of the majority party caucus. They’re also third in line of presidential succession, after the vice president.
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