Rand Paul floats Elon Musk as Mike Johnson replacement

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Thursday posed the far-fetched but technically plausible scenario that Elon Musk replace House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) next year amid a GOP revolt over a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown.

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