Republican Representative Lauren Boebert has hinted that the former president could be nominated for the speakership.
Article I, Section 2, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution states:"The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment."
The House will reconvene at noon on Thursday when a seventh ballot is expected. It is possible for Trump to receive a formal nomination from the floor. McCarthy, Jeffries and Donalds were all nominated in this way on Wednesday. It's also possible for members of the House to say Trump's name during the roll call vote.on Thursday that they were offering odds of 33/1 on Trump becoming speaker.
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