Sen. Mike LeeR-Utah, predicted that Speaker of the House Mike Johnson will not save phavel next year and asked Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to take the leadership role.
“I don't think the speaker will stay strong,” Lee predicted during an appearance on Thursday night. “Jesse Watters Primetime.”
The senator went on to say that if he is correct, the next speaker should be the “DOGE speaker,” which refers to the Department of Government Expenditure. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Musk and Ramaswamy to lead efforts to advocate for federal spending cuts.
“Vivek, Elon if you're watching, please sign up, America needs you,” Lee said.
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at the Findlay Toyota Center on Oct. 13, 2024 Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
On Thursday morning a post on X, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had floated Musk's idea for House speaker.
“Nothing would break the swamp more than electing Elon Musk… think about it… nothing is impossible. (not to mention the joy of seeing the formation of the group, aka 'uniparty,' losing their eternal minds),” Paul wrote Thursday morning.
This week, in anticipation of a partial government shutdown, conservatives lashed out at a 1,547-page government spending bill advocated by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson.
President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance also weighed in, announcing in a statement, “Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and position our country for prosperity by 2025. The only way to do it so is the temporary money. bill WITHOUT USING DEMOCRAT Combined with an increase in the debt ceiling.”
Ahead of Thursday's vote, where 38 House Republicans and a majority of Democrats rejected the revised proposal with a much smaller number of pages, Trump criticized Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., said the lawmaker was “on his way, as usual. , to have another Big Republican Victory – All for the sake of cheap publicity for him. “
“Weak and dysfunctional people like Chip must be dismissed as completely ignorant of the political process, and of Making America Great Again,” Trump asserted in the post. Social Reality.
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Lee spoke highly of Roy after Trump dumped the Lone Star State governor.
“There is no more loyal advocate for conservative policy, constitutionally limited government, or MAGA principles than @ChipRoyTX,” Lee declared in a post on X. “President Trump will not have a more principled, hard-working partner than @ChipRoyTX,” he said. added. “If a dedicated advocate of the Constitution exists today, I have never met that person.”
Roy gave a fiery speech before the election on Thursday, in which he blasted the new spending proposal and the Republicans who support it.
“Yes, I think this bill is better than yesterday in some respects,” Roy noted, adding that “bragging because it is shorter in pages but increasing the debt by $5 trillion is asinine.”
Roy said he was “disgusted by a party that campaigns for fiscal responsibility and has consistency” to suggest the proposal was “fiscally responsible. It's total nonsense,” he asserted. .
Sen. PaulR-Ky., retweeted a clip of Roy's speech, and commented, “We can save money or not. An indefinite increase in the debt ceiling for 2 years is not the way to go. of funds and should be denied.”
MASSIE GOES OUT AGAINST JOHNSON TO KEEP SPEAKER'S PRIZE: 'HE DOESN'T HAVE MY CHOICE'
US Representative Chip Roy, R-Tx., speaks to the media after the House of Representatives failed to pass a federal funding bill at the US Capitol on December 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
In a post on X, Roy said, “Right now, I'm against raising the debt ceiling without significant cuts/reforms.”
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who, like Roy, voted against passing the spending proposal on Thursday, suggested that instead of voting on a fishing line, the there should be more measures that accommodate individual preferences.
“This is not complicated. Divide the debts and select them individually. one option on clean CR one option on the credit card one option on disaster relief One of the farm funds Big right? Individual loans for each issue, “he put .
Lee agreed with him.
“Split the bills,” he wrote. He added: “Vote individually.” “Rebel!”