Topline Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday he’s spoken directly with former President Donald Trump about installing Trump as House Speaker if Republicans win control of the chamber in the midterms, reviving an idea he pushed over the summer that was largely dismissed by all but the most extreme-right fringes of the GOP. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) dramatically questions witnesses at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on … [+] Capitol Hill in Washington on December 4, 2019. SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Key Facts When asked at a news conference whether he’d spoken with Trump about the idea, a beaming Gaetz—one of the hardest-right representatives in Congress—responded: “I have,” though he declined to go into further details. Gaetz launched a fundraising effort in the summer after he promised to nominate Trump as speaker if the GOP retakes the House, though Trump associates denied at the time that he had any interest in the role. The idea did gather some steam among spotlight-grabbing far-right Republicans, like Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Mar… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Matt Gaetz Says He’s Talked With Trump About Making Him Speaker Of The House
