Trump crushes Matt Gaetz’s dream by denying interest in House speakership.
The speaker of the House is typically a House member, but the party in power is able to nominate anyone they want to the position. Gaetz began pushing for Trump’s candidacy as early as the summer of 2021. “Can you just imagine Nancy Pelosi having to hand that gavel to Donald J. Trump?” he mused at a rally in Iowa. “Why wait until 2024?”, claiming he’s talked with Trump about the idea.
Gaetz’s isn’t the only Republican to entertain the idea. Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff who has been a key figure in the Jan. 6 committee’s investigation, told Gaetz last November that he “would love to see the gavel go from Nancy Pelosi to Donald Trump,” citing his disappointment with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy , the presumptive favorite to take over the role should Republicans win back the House.over Rep.
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