The Constitution says that the House shall choose a Speaker. But it does not say “from among its members”! So the Speaker of the House does not have to actually be a member of the House.
Bottom line: Trump need not run for a House seat to get the job. (And wouldn’t that drive the liberals crazy!)
True, he does not need to be elected to Congress to be made Speaker, but the only way to fend off RINO opposition is to force all the GOP reps to go on record during their primaries and elections as Trump campaigns for his House seat.
So realistically, he does.
This.
Quite true!
Wonder if he’d actually consider this...really?...time will tell but as he has said it’s very interesting.
“ Bottom line: Trump need not run for a House seat to get the job”
No, but he DOES need 218 votes.