Trump says he would temporarily be Speaker ‘if necessary’

10/05/23 6:14 PM ET

Former President Trump said that he would step in as Speaker of the House “if necessary” as the GOP scrambles to find a new leader.

“I have been asked to speak as a unifier because I have so many friends in Congress,” Trump told Fox News Digital. “If they don’t get the vote, they have asked me if I would consider taking the Speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president.”

“They have asked me if I would take it for a short period of time for the party, until they come to a conclusion — I’m not doing it because I want to — I will do it if necessary, should they not be able to make their decision,” the former president told the outlet.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4241148-trump-says-he-would-temporarily-be-speaker-if-necessary/