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The latest Trump World idea, good for Democrats?

2021-06-27T03:41:31.900Z


Donald Trump's sponsors drive the idea that he could be Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2023.


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Close your eyes and imagine this in January 2023. "Speaker of the House of Representatives: Donald J. Trump."

If you're like most Americans, the idea of ​​Trump, the man who incited an act of "domestic terrorism," as FBI Director Christopher Wray defined the January 6 attack on Capitol Hill, as Speaker of the House is both frightening and alarming.

However, it appears that some Trump backers are on board, or at least telling supporters, that if the Republican Party wins the House in the 2022 midterm elections, they can elect Trump as president.

Presumably, the hope is that this will increase the participation of its members.

(The president does not have to be a member of Congress, so this scenario is possible.)

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First, this again confirms how dangerously out of touch some in the Trump World are if they believe it is a winning strategy to elevate a man who incited an attack on that very chamber to become its leader.

Second, I can't think of any other development that could inspire the record number of voters who opposed Trump in 2020 to come out again in 2022 to vote for Democrats and prevent Trump from becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives ( a position that would place him third to be president, according to the rules of presidential succession).

An idea supported by Trump's inner circle

Trump as Speaker of the House cannot be dismissed simply as a peripheral speech from Washington.

The idea was first raised by former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon in late February.

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Trump gave the idea oxygen last week on conservative radio when he told the host that the idea was "very interesting."

From there, the idea has had more traction in the Trump World.

On Thursday, Trump supporter Matt Schlapp, chairman of a prominent conservative organization, spoke on the pro-Trump Newsmax news outlet.

"There are many rumors that Donald Trump could even be someone who would be crowned as Speaker of the House of Representatives (if the Republicans regain the majority," he said.

Schlapp, whose wife Mercedes worked in the Trump administration and in the 2020 Trump campaign, also testified to that effect.

"It's an interesting conversation about Trump inserting himself into the fight for Republicans to regain the majority," he said.

Then on Friday, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy was on Fox News, where host Brian Kilmeade noted that there were "some talk" about Trump being named president if the GOP won the House in 2022. "And, obviously, Mar-a-Lago is considering it."

Kilmeade then asked McCarthy, "Would you be in favor of President Trump becoming president?"

McCarthy responded, “You know, I've talked to President Trump many times.

He tells me he wants to be the president.

But McCarthy added: "I think I should be president."

After McCarthy's words made headlines in the media, his press spokesman, not McCarthy himself, told a reporter that he was wrong.

As he explained, he meant that it was Trump himself who wanted to be president.

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What will Trump do?

So far, Trump has not said whether he would serve as Speaker of the House if asked to do so.

But he might find the idea of ​​being elected attractive if Republicans win the House next year.

All without having to face the possibility of another humiliating defeat because his name would not actually be on the ballot.

It is true that the position of Speaker of the House has nothing to do with the power of the presidency, especially if the Democrats retain control of the Senate.

But Trump could once again attract the much-craved media attention.

It could also undermine the Biden administration's agenda by taking the time to lead relentless (unfounded) impeachment investigations of both President Joe Biden himself and Vice President Kamala Harris.

A House controlled by the Republican Party could be very happy to support that measure.

A motivation for the Democrats

There are many issues that the Democrats in 2022 want to address.

First, Biden's remarkable handling of the covid-19 crisis, which even a Fox News poll in late May showed had a 64% approval rating.

I can't think of a greater motivator for Democrats than turning the 2022 election into a referendum on Trump's return to national office.

As a reminder, when Trump left office in January, he had the lowest approval rating of any president "since the scientific polls began," at 34%.

Disapproval reached 61%.

Additionally, a Quinnipiac poll released after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol found that 59% of Americans believe he should not be allowed to return to office.

Campaign Ads

The 2022 Democratic campaign ads criticizing Trump as a possible Speaker of the House write themselves.

For example, a commercial with clips of Trump speaking at the January 6 rally before the attack, telling the audience: "We are stuck with a president who lost the election by long ... we are not going to let that happen."

And Trump yelled, 'The Democrats are trying to rob the White House.

It is not permitted".

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We then heard Trump tell the agitated audience, "Let's walk to the Capitol," followed by videos of Trump supporters storming the Capitol, storming police offices, chanting "Hang Mike Pence" and declaring during the attack, "Our president wants us here!

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The ad could conclude with images of Trump supporters storming the Capitol, as we hear: "Now the Republican Party wants Trump as president of the same chamber that it incited its supporters to attack."

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The new Trump World strategy to nominate Trump as Speaker of the House is not only an insult to our Republic given his role in the January 6 insurrection.

It's exactly what Democrats need to encourage voters who reject Trumpism to go to the polls.

If the Republican Party goes this way, it will make the 2022 election a referendum on American democracy, and I'm sure more Americans will choose our democracy over Trumpism.

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Source: cnnespanol

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