Republicans Float Elon Musk for Speaker Amid Funding Deal Collapse

The details of a new bill have not yet been released.

Elon Musk, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy arrive ahead of a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson in Congress in Washington on Dec. 5, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Amid the ongoing backlash over congressional leaders’ controversial spending deal, some Republican lawmakers are voicing support for replacing embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) with Elon Musk.

“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress ...” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) noted in a Dec. 19 social media post on X.