United States Senator for Kentucky, Rand Paul, has endorsed Elon Musk as the next Speaker of the House.
Senator Paul hinted this in a statement on his official X account on Thursday.
According to him, the speaker of the House does not need to be a Congress member.
“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress.
“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds),” he said.
His comment comes amid House Speaker Mike Johnson, facing GOP backlash for his handling of an end-of-the-year spending deal.
This comes as a Tuesday measure backed by Speaker Johnson would have funded the government through March 14, featuring over $100 billion in disaster relief and $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers.
The bill also included health care reforms and methods to address transparency in live event ticketing.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance condemned the plan in a joint statement Wednesday, saying the “most foolish and inept thing” ever done by Republicans in Congress “was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025.”