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Senator Rand Paul Endorses Elon Musk for House Speaker Amid Congressional Turmoil

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has publicly endorsed Elon Musk as the next Speaker of the House, asserting that the role does not require the officeholder to be a member of Congress.

In a statement posted on his official X account on Thursday, December 19, Senator Paul proposed the idea as a bold move to disrupt Washington’s political establishment. “The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress,” he wrote. “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).”

The suggestion comes during a challenging period for House Speaker Mike Johnson, who is under fire from Republican colleagues over his handling of a year-end government spending deal.

On Tuesday, Johnson supported a measure spearheaded by Democrats to fund the government through March 14. The $100 billion package includes disaster relief, $10 billion in economic aid for farmers, healthcare reforms, and measures for ticketing transparency. However, prominent Republicans, including President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, condemned the deal in a joint statement Wednesday, calling it “the most foolish and inept thing” Republicans in Congress have ever done.

Elon Musk, who is set to co-lead Trump’s incoming administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), also criticized the spending bill, taking to X to denounce its provisions. “This bill should not pass,” Musk wrote, adding that any lawmakers supporting it should be “voted out in 2 years.”

In response to the backlash, Speaker Johnson’s office is reportedly working on a revised spending plan to appeal to Trump’s MAGA base and avert a potential government shutdown ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Senator Paul’s unconventional endorsement of Musk has sparked debate, with some viewing it as a symbolic protest against traditional Washington politics, while others question its feasibility and seriousness.

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