Trump agreed to be speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives

If Republicans can’t reach a consensus, Trump is ready to take over as speaker at short notice.

Former US President Donald Trump has agreed to become Speaker of the House of Representatives for a short time. This was reported by Fox News.

According to Trump, he is ready to serve as a “unifier” of Republicans. This will be Trump’s interim position until the 2024 election. The former president promised to remain speaker until lawmakers decide who should take the post.

“I was asked to act as a unifier because I have so many friends in Congress. If they didn’t get the votes, they asked me if I would consider taking over as speaker until they found someone for a longer term because that I’ I’m running for president,” Trump said.

In the past, some Republican lawmakers have said he is their preferred candidate for speaker.

We remind you that the Speaker of Congress Kevin McCarthy was fired early in the United States the other day. The process to oust McCarthy was initiated by his former party colleague, Republican Matt Gaetz. He accused the speaker of “theoretically concluding a secret agreement with the president to support Ukraine.”

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise have announced plans to run for speaker. Trump stressed that if Republicans cannot reach a consensus, he will take over as speaker for a short “30, 60 or 90 days.”

The leader of the lower house of the US Congress, elected by the members of the house, is the speaker. The Speaker is the third official in the US government hierarchy, after the President and Vice President.

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