Senator Rand Paul (Poodle-Ky) posted to X on Thursday a suggestion to replace Mike Johnson (Moses- La) as Speaker of the House with Elon Musk (Billionaire-S. Africa).
While Rand Paul resides in the wrong chamber to elect a new Speaker of the House, he has long been an advocate of slashing government spending, which seems to be Musk’s priority.
Trump and Musk on Thursday called for Republicans to reject a bipartisan agreement on a short-term spending bill.
What followed appeared to be serious reserve among MAGAts to continue supporting Johnson as Speaker.
On Fox News Digital Thursday morning, Trump said Johnson will “easily remain speaker” if he “acts decisively and tough” and eliminates “all of the traps being set by Democrats” in the spending package.
Included in the CR bill was a pay-raise for House members, which was distorted and amplified by Musk, misstating that the measure included a 40% pay increase.
FactCheck.org notes the inaccuracy, citing Congressional Research Service. The raise would amount to 3.8% in 2025, not 40%.
“The maximum potential January 2025 adjustment is 3.8%, which would result in a salary of $180,600, an increase of $6,600.”
Stay tuned for Thursday’s episode of “As The Assholes Burn The World.”
