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Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House

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The collapse of the spending bill has put House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership under scrutiny, with Sen. Rand Paul suggesting Elon Musk as a potential replacement.

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  1. The Hill

    Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for Speaker (opens The Hill)

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    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Elon Musk serve as Speaker in a Thursday morning post on X following contentious debates over the continuing resolution (CR). “The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . ,” Paul wrote.

  2. Breitbart News

    Rand Paul Floats Elon Musk for House Speaker: 'Disrupt the Swamp' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) floated Elon Musk on Thursday as the next speaker of the House.

  3. Washington Times

    Sen. Rand Paul’s new proposal: Elon Musk for speaker of the House (opens Washington Times)

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    Sen. Rand Paul took a jab at Speaker Mike Johnson Thursday when he suggested that SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk should have that job.

  4. Newsweek

    Elon Musk could replace Mike Johnson as House Speaker, Rand Paul suggests (opens Newsweek)

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    Paul Rand has suggested that Elon Musk could replace Mike Johnson as House Speaker.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as next House speaker (opens Washington Examiner)

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    It took President-elect Donald Trump and his close confidant, Elon Musk, only about 24 hours to tank a stopgap funding bill presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed to keep the government open.

  6. Latin Times

    Full List Of Republicans Proposing Elon Musk Replace Mike Johnson As House Speaker (opens Latin Times)

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    GOP leaders including Rand Paul, Mike Lee and Marjorie Taylor Green are proposing Tesla founder Elon Musk replace Mike Johnson as House Speaker following the release of Johnson's widely criticized

  7. Newsweek

    Full list of Republicans considering Elon Musk for House speaker (opens Newsweek)

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    Some Republican lawmakers are suggesting that Elon Musk becomes the new House speaker, replacing Mike Johnson.

  8. The New Republic

    Rand Paul Suggests Worst Person You Know Should Be Next House Speaker (opens The New Republic)

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    Rand Paul thinks Elon Musk should take over after his amazing work driving the government toward shutdown.

  9. Independent Journal Review

    Rand Paul Pushes for Elon Musk to Be Speaker of the House (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The South African-born Elon Musk can never be President of the United States, but he could become speaker of the

  10. Foxla

    Rand Paul suggests replacing Mike Johnson with Elon Musk as Speaker of the House (opens Foxla)

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    The collapse of the spending bill has put House Speaker Mike Johnson's leadership under scrutiny, with Sen. Rand Paul suggesting Elon Musk as a potential replacement.

  11. Insider

    MTG and Rand Paul float Elon Musk for speaker of the House (opens Insider)

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing major unrest among his colleagues after Musk and Trump tanked a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown.

  12. Forbes

    Elon Musk As Speaker Of The House? GOP Congress Members Float Billionaire Amid Spending Bill Fight (opens Forbes)

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    The world’s richest man Musk already has a highly influential role in the incoming Trump administration.

  13. Newsweek

    Mike Johnson asked Elon Musk if he wants to be Speaker of the House (opens Newsweek)

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    The GOP House Speaker referenced speculation about his future and the outsized influence Musk appeared to wield this week.

  14. New York Post

    Mike Johnson jokingly asks Elon Musk if he wants to be House speaker after spending bill drama (opens New York Post)

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson said that he jokingly asked Elon Musk if he wanted to take over his job — after the billionaire helped torpedo a major government spending bill on Thursday, resulting in a pared-down version that passed Friday night after two days of intense wrangling.

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