Trump As House Speaker? This GOP Lawmaker Says He Will Nominate The Ex-President: 'Will Make The House Great Again'

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) on Tuesday declared his intention to nominate former President Donald Trump as the next House Speaker following the historic ousting of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

What Happened: Nehls announced, "This week, when the U.S. House of Representatives reconvenes, my first order of business will be to nominate Donald J. Trump for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives," The Hill reported.

"President Trump, the greatest President of my lifetime, has a proven record of putting America First and will make the House great again."

His decision came after McCarthy was removed from the position in an unprecedented vote. Nehls had voted against efforts to oust McCarthy. The ousting of McCarthy resulted from internal GOP discord and was initiated by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in response to the former house speaker’s alleged cooperation with Democrats in preventing a government shutdown.

Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has also voiced his support for Trump’s nomination.

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Why It Matters: While the Speaker of the House isn’t required to be a current member of Congress, no one has ever held the position without being a member.

Prior to the Republicans reclaiming the House in the 2022 midterms, Trump expressed disinterest in the role. "No, I think that it's not something I wanted. A lot of people bring it up. It's brought up all the time," he said back then.

"No, it's not something I want to do. I want to look at what's happening, and then we're going to be doing something else. No, it's not something I would be interested in."

McCarthy announced on Tuesday that he would not seek the speaker role again. The GOP conference will hold a candidate forum the following Tuesday to choose their nominee, with Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) presiding.

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