Republicans Float Elon Musk for Speaker Amid Funding Deal Collapse

By Samantha Flom Amid the ongoing backlash over congressional leaders’ controversial spending deal, some Republican lawmakers are voicing support for replacing embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) with Elon Musk. “The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress …” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) noted in a Dec. 19 social media post […]