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Last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) playfully floated the idea of Tesla CEO and Trump supporter Elon Musk as a potential candidate for the role of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Although the mainstream media took Paul’s suggestion quite seriously, it appears the senator’s remarks were meant to be taken with a grain of salt.
BREAKING: Rand Paul supports Elon Musk for Speaker of the House.
Could you imagine? pic.twitter.com/kfUEwM67O0
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) December 19, 2024
During an interview with Fox News Channel’s Maria Bariromo that aired on Sunday, Paul clarified that his Musk proposal “might have been a little tongue-in-cheek.” He acknowledged that Musk has significant responsibilities with his companies, saying, “I think Elon’s got some important stuff to do, building rockets and making Teslas. But I do appreciate his input, and he has changed the debate. He’s drawing attention to the things I have been talking about for a decade, the waste.”
Paul then turned his attention to the topic of government spending, which he plans to address during the upcoming Festivus holiday, a fictional celebration from the TV show “Seinfeld.” “Tomorrow, we will be celebrating Festivus, the made-up ‘Seinfeld’ holiday. But, in that, we will be talking about a lot of the waste,” he said.
🚨HUGE: Senator Mike Lee ENDORSES Elon Musk and Vivkek Ramaswamy to be Speaker of the House:
"Yes, absolutley, 100%. That would revolutionize everything… it would break up the firm. We'd have a government of, by and for the people rather than this cartel." pic.twitter.com/Gg32RXdG7h
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 19, 2024
The senator proceeded to highlight examples of what he considers wasteful government expenditures, such as “$760 million spent at the NIH on diversity, equity, inclusion,” and “$600,000 to discuss why there are microaggressions among obese Latinx.” Paul expressed bewilderment at these allocations, stating, “I thought they were studying science over there. Nope, it’s about race. That’s crazy — $600,000 to discuss why there are microaggressions among obese Latinx. What does that even mean? Even Latin American people think Latinx is a stupid term. These are people who can’t figure out their gender. Latinx, who are fat who are having microaggressions against each other? This is the insanity. This is why we can’t rest until we cut spending, and we can’t just raise the debt ceiling without actually cutting spending.”
