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    Nicholas Goldberg: House Speaker Donald Trump — could there be a worse idea?

    When I first heard the rumblings that Donald Trump could become the next speaker of the House, I rolled my eyes. What fresh insanity, right? Like most people, I believed the speaker of the House had to be an elected member of Congress. Think back to the speakers you've heard of. Not just the most recent ones, but also Sam Rayburn of Texas. Tip O'Neill, the Boston pol who dominated the House of ...
    by Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times Dec 21, 2021 3 minutes

    When I first heard the rumblings that Donald Trump could become the next speaker of the House, I rolled my eyes.

    What fresh insanity, right? Like most people, I believed the speaker of the House had to be an elected member of Congress.

    Think back to the speakers you've heard of. Not just the most recent ones, but also Sam Rayburn of Texas. Tip O'Neill, the Boston pol who dominated the House of Representatives when I was coming of age. Newt Gingrich, who changed the course of conservative American politics. James K. Polk! Henry Clay!

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