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 Maybe Trump wasn’t the shoo-in for Speaker some thought.

"One Republican close to both Gaetz and Trump later told me Gaetz ran the idea by the former president and got his approval before making the move," writes Karl. "Another said Trump had proactively asked Gaetz to do it. Either way, the former president's name was formally placed in contention -- with Trump's blessing." 

Gaetz then gave a speech on the floor of the House making a case for Trump's candidacy – but it didn't seem to sway his fellow Republicans as he'd hoped it would.  

"Donald Trump received just one vote – from Matt Gaetz – for speaker of the House," writes Karl. "And once again, the cable networks rubbed it in, plastering a measly "1" next to Trump's name as commentators mocked the former president's pathetic vote total. That was the final straw."

This time around Trump had the votes of Troy Nehls and MTG. So he at least doubled his vote count. But if nobody else voted for him then, would they do it now? Trump said he only wanted the job temporarily. And the job requires actual knowledge of House procedures. Is the entire GOP House really that stupid?

Yeah, I know: “Almost certainly.” But that only means they’ve gotten dumber since January.

Yeah; same answer.

(Nehls, btw, is off Trump’s Xmas card list. Dumbass.)