{"id":68188,"date":"2021-06-06T18:50:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T22:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=68188"},"modified":"2021-06-06T18:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T22:52:25","slug":"will-trump-run-for-the-house-to-become-speaker-to-impeach-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=68188","title":{"rendered":"Will Trump run for the House to become Speaker to impeach Biden?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump on idea to run for House seat in 2022 in a bid to become Speaker and launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden: &#8216;It&#8217;s very interesting&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->Joshua Zitser<br \/>\nBusiness Insider<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_68190\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68190\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68190\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-6.51.20-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-6.51.20-PM.png 567w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-06-at-6.51.20-PM-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68190\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower in Manhattan on May 18, 2021 in New York City. James Devaney\/GC Images<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section class=\"post-content typography \" data-track-content=\"\" data-post-type=\"post\">\n<div id=\"piano-inline-content-wrapper\" data-piano-inline-content-wrapper=\"\">\n<div data-component-type=\"content-lock\">\n<div class=\"content-lock-content\">\n<ul class=\"summary-list\">\n<li>A radio host suggested to Trump that he should run for a House seat in 2022 and become Speaker.<\/li>\n<li>Trump responded that it was a &#8220;very interesting&#8221; idea and might be better than running for Senate.<\/li>\n<li>Trump could, theoretically, become House Speaker \u2014 but experts say it is very unlikely.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/newsletter.businessinsider.com\/join\/10-things-in-politics?utm_source=bullets&amp;utm_medium=ingest\" data-analytics-module=\"summary_bullets\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"0\" data-uri=\"3d16d741dc1f65c4b5d0b103969605ef\">Sign up for the 10 Things in Politics daily newsletter.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"gpt-post-politics-desktop_in_post_ad-desktop-1\" class=\"ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post only-desktop\" data-bi-ad=\"\" data-force=\"\" data-type=\"ad\" data-adunit=\"news\/politics\/post\" data-secvert=\"news\" data-pagetype=\"post\" data-tag=\"donald-trump,trump-2024,house-speaker,republicans,house-2022,uk-weekend,news-uk\" data-authors=\"joshua-zitser\" data-region=\"Desktop In Post Ad\" data-responsive=\"[{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[728,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[300,250],&quot;fluid&quot;]},{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[1260,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[728,90],[300,250],[800,480],[600,480],&quot;fluid&quot;]}]\" data-tile-order=\"tile-1\" data-url=\"\/trump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6\" data-amazontamsizes=\"[[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-not-lazy=\"\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump said a radio host&#8217;s suggestion that he run for a House seat in 2022 in a bid to become Speaker and consequently launch an impeachment investigation against President Joe Biden was &#8220;very interesting,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RightWingWatch\/status\/1400881558681235456\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"40\" data-uri=\"48a526e40d17ad4de89f019dc98ebdc3\">Right Wing Watch<\/a>\u00a0first reported.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on Friday afternoon with VRAinsider.com, far-right radio host Wayne Allyn Root suggested that Trump runs for Congress in a bid to &#8220;wipe&#8221; Biden out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1400881558681235456&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftrump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6&amp;sessionId=d801805dd213b4d02d5856c5e240d8338a635e22&amp;siteScreenName=PoliticsInsider&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1400881558681235456\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why not, instead of waiting for 2024, and I&#8217;m hoping you&#8217;ll run in 2024, but why not run in 2022 for the United States Congress? A House seat in Florida. Win big. Lead us to a dramatic landslide victory. Take the House by 50 seats,&#8221; Root said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then you become the Speaker of the House, lead the impeachment of Biden and start criminal investigations against Biden. You&#8217;ll wipe him out for this last two years,&#8221; the radio host continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-post-politics-desktop_in_post_ad-desktop-2\" class=\"ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post only-desktop\" data-bi-ad=\"\" data-force=\"\" data-type=\"ad\" data-adunit=\"news\/politics\/post\" data-secvert=\"news\" data-pagetype=\"post\" data-tag=\"donald-trump,trump-2024,house-speaker,republicans,house-2022,uk-weekend,news-uk\" data-authors=\"joshua-zitser\" data-region=\"Desktop In Post Ad\" data-responsive=\"[{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[728,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[300,250],&quot;fluid&quot;]},{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[1260,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[728,90],[300,250],[800,480],[600,480],&quot;fluid&quot;]}]\" data-tile-order=\"tile-2\" data-url=\"\/trump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6\" data-amazontamsizes=\"[[728,90],[300,250]]\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump appeared to be taken by the idea. &#8220;That&#8217;s so interesting,&#8221; the former president said. &#8220;You know, it&#8217;s very interesting,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He then said that Root&#8217;s idea &#8220;might be better&#8221; than the suggestion that he run for the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Speaker strategy was previously touted by Steve Bannon, who told a group of Boston Republicans in February that Trump should run for Congress in 2022, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonherald.com\/2021\/02\/14\/steve-bannon-speaks-to-boston-republicans-trump-will-lead-us-in-2024\/\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"80\" data-uri=\"6db9ab20583dd636771d90312e8417d9\">Boston Herald<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We totally get rid of Nancy Pelosi, and the first act of President Trump as Speaker will be to impeach Joe Biden for his illegitimate activities of stealing the presidency,&#8221; Bannon said, according to the Herald.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-post-politics-desktop_in_post_ad-desktop-3\" class=\"ad ad-wrapper fluid in-post only-desktop\" data-bi-ad=\"\" data-force=\"\" data-type=\"ad\" data-adunit=\"news\/politics\/post\" data-secvert=\"news\" data-pagetype=\"post\" data-tag=\"donald-trump,trump-2024,house-speaker,republicans,house-2022,uk-weekend,news-uk\" data-authors=\"joshua-zitser\" data-region=\"Desktop In Post Ad\" data-responsive=\"[{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[728,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[300,250],&quot;fluid&quot;]},{&quot;browserLimit&quot;:[1260,0],&quot;slotSize&quot;:[[728,90],[300,250],[800,480],[600,480],&quot;fluid&quot;]}]\" data-tile-order=\"tile-3\" data-url=\"\/trump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6\" data-amazontamsizes=\"[[728,90],[300,250]]\"><\/div>\n<p>To become Speaker of the House, Trump would not be required to win a congressional seat. The Constitution does not require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, although every speaker thus far has been.<\/p>\n<p>He would, however, have to flip the House of Representatives and win the support of Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say Trump taking on this role is theoretically possible but &#8220;not plausible,&#8221; according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2021\/mar\/03\/could-donald-trump-become-speaker-then-president-2\/\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"100\" data-uri=\"a0456ae6fcccbed3609eb5f8cd3ca255\">Politifact<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is also said to be mulling another run for president. He told associates that he will run again in 2024 if he is healthy enough,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-will-run-for-president-in-2024-if-healthy-politico-2021-5\" data-analytics-module=\"body_link\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"100\" data-uri=\"ce806a79d5598d04ec6fd14b9bb4b1f0\">Insider reported<\/a>\u00a0in late May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6\">https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/trump-eyes-congress-run-to-become-speaker-and-impeach-biden-2021-6<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump on idea to run for House seat in 2022 in a bid to become Speaker and launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden: &#8216;It&#8217;s very interesting&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}