Speaker chaos in the USA

Steve Bannon. Domenico Stinellis / AP  

Speaker chaos in the USA 

Bannon played important role in the Speaker coup: "KABOOM" 

Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon has played an important role in the drama that unfolded within the Republicans and the US House of Representatives, writes the New York Times. Bannon, who now produces a four-hour podcast a day from a basement in Washington DC, has helped far-right Republicans get their message out.  

One of the more frequent guests on Bannon's podcast "War Room" has been Matt Gaetz. Gaetz was the one who took the initiative to vote out House Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this week. Along with Bannon, Gaetz planned and strategized to poke McCarthy, according to the NYT.  

"KABOOM," Bannon wrote to a reporter after Gaetz filed his motion against McCarthy.  

Bannon's podcast is described as an important channel for the far-right phalanx of the Republicans because that type of politician has difficulty getting media space in more traditional conservative channels, such as Fox NSteve Bannon.

Donald Trump / The Capitol where the US Congress sits. TT  

 

Trump does not rule out becoming speaker: "Many have called" 

 

After the last few days of chaos in the US House of Representatives, some Republicans have raised the possibility that Donald Trump will become the new speaker after Kevin McCarthy was voted out. And Trump himself does not seem to be completely alien to the idea, NBC News reports, among others. 

 

- Many people have called me about the position of speaker. All I can say is that we will do what is best for the country and for the Republicans," Trump said, adding that he is primarily focused on next year's presidential election.  

 

The Republicans' own rules currently make it impossible for Trump to be elected president because he is charged with serious crimes. However, there are no rules in the US Constitution that make it impossible for a person who is not in Congress to become Speaker. 

Relations are shaking everywhere: "Extremists and anarchists"  

 

Emotions are strong in the House of Representatives after Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out. More moderate Republicans have been heard accusing right-wing party colleagues who voted out the speaker of being "anarchists," but anger is also directed at Democratic members, CNN reports.  

 

Some Democrats are said to have initially signaled that they were willing to give McCarthy a free pass, but in the end they still voted like the rest of the party and ousted him, along with eight Republicans.  

 

Now the political cooperation group - Problem Solvers Caucus - risks a collapse. The group, which works for broad solutions, includes both Democrats and Republicans. The Republicans are now threatening to drop out, according to Axios.  

 

Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican chairman of the group, has released a sulphurous statement accusing "extremists" in his own party of teaming up with Democratic "enablers" to put their own political interests before the good of the country.