Mike Lee predicts demise of Johnson speakership, calls for ‘DOGE speaker’


Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, predicted that Area Speaker Mike Johnson would now not keep the gavel upcoming month and known as for both Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to fill the management function.

“I don’t think the speaker is going to remain in power,” Lee predicted throughout a Thursday evening look on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

The senator went on to mention if he’s proper, the upcoming speaker must be a “DOGE speaker,” a connection with the Branch of Governmental Potency. President-elect Donald Trump tapped Musk and Ramaswamy to top the struggle to recommend for decreased executive spending.

“Vivek, Elon if you’re watching, please sign up, America needs you,” Lee mentioned.

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Sen Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Heart on Oct. 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Pictures)

In a Thursday morning submit on X, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., had floated the theory of Musk for Area speaker.

“Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it .  . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds),” Paul posted Thursday morning.

This moment, with the probability of a possible partiality executive shutdown looming, conservatives railed towards a 1,547-page executive spending measure advocated through Area Speaker Mike Johnson. 

President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance additionally weighed in, stating in a observation, “Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling.”

Earlier than a vote on Thursday, through which 38 Area Republicans and maximum Democrats uninvited a remodeled proposal with a far decrease web page depend, Trump lambasted Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., claiming that the lawmaker used to be “getting in the way, as usual, of having yet another Great Republican Victory – All for the sake of some cheap publicity for himself.”

“Weak and ineffective people like Chip have to be dismissed as being utterly unknowledgeable as to the ways of politics, and as to Making America Great Again,” Trump asserted in a Reality Social submit.

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a information convention at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago hotel on Dec. 16, 2024 in Palm Seashore, Florida. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Pictures)

Lee spoke extremely of Roy nearest Trump trashed the Lone Famous person Climate lawmaker.

“There is not a more faithful advocate of conservative policy, constitutionally limited government, or MAGA principles than @ChipRoyTX,” Lee declared in a submit on X. “President Trump will not have a more principled, hardworking ally than @ChipRoyTX,” he added. “If a more devoted advocate for the Constitution exists today, I have not met that person.”

Roy delivered a fiery pronunciation forward of the vote on Thursday, through which he blasted the unutilized model of the spending proposal and the Republicans supporting it.

“Yes, I think this bill is better than it was yesterday on certain respects,” Roy famous, including that to “congratulate yourself because it’s shorter in pages but increases the debt by $5 trillion is asinine.”

Roy mentioned he used to be “sickened by a party that campaigns on fiscal responsibility and has the temerity” to indicate the proposal used to be “fiscally responsible. It is absolutely ridiculous,” he asserted.

Sen. Paul, R-Ky., reposted a clip of Roy’s pronunciation, and commented, “We are either fiscally conservative or not. An unlimited increase in the debt ceiling for 2 years is not fiscally conservative and should be rejected.”

MASSIE COMES OUT AGAINST JOHNSON RETAINING SPEAKER’S GAVEL: ‘HE DOES NOT HAVE MY VOTE’

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Tx., speaks to the media nearest the Area of Representatives did not move a central authority investment invoice on the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 19, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Pictures)

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In a submit on X, Roy famous, “Currently, I’m against raising the debt ceiling without major spending cuts/reform.”

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who like Roy, voted towards passing the spending proposal on Thursday, urged that rather of balloting on a catchall measure, there must be more than one measures that obtain person votes.

“This isn’t complicated. Separate the bills and vote on them individually. one vote on the clean CR one vote on the debt limit one vote on disaster relief one vote on farm bailouts Radical right? Individual bills for each issue,” he posted.

Lee correct with him. 

“Separate the bills,” he wrote. “Vote on them individually,” he added. “Revolutionary!”


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