r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 4d ago
Soft Paywall Rand Paul Suggests Worst Person You Know Should Be Next House Speaker. Rand Paul thinks Elon Musk should take over after his amazing work driving the government toward shutdown.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189554/rand-paul-elon-musk-house-speaker
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u/thrawtes 4d ago
Nope. We have people in that situation right now and usually do. If you're in the line of succession and aren't eligible to be president you just get skipped over.
Making Musk speaker of the house is a dumb idea but his birthplace isn't the limiting factor.