Trump shoots down House speaker idea

Published March 30, 2022 1:27am ET



Former President Donald Trump says he has no interest in being speaker of the House despite staunch allies in the Republican Party promoting the idea.

The political gambit has been proposed over the past year as a means by which Trump could lead an impeachment effort against President Joe Biden, most recently by Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz at Trump’s rally in Georgia over the weekend, but when pressed on it in a new interview, Trump said he’s got other plans in mind.

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