<p>Former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> said Thursday he would temporarily serve as the Speaker of the House until lawmakers vote for a permanent presiding officer.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have been asked to speak as a unifier because I have so many friends in Congress,&#8221; Trump told Fox News Digital. &#8220;If they don&#8217;t get the vote, they have asked me if I would consider taking the speakership until they get somebody longer-term, because I am running for president.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They have asked me if I would take it for a short period of time for the party, until they come to a conclusion—I&#8217;m not doing it because I want to—I will do it if necessary, should they not be able to make their decision,&#8221; Trump said.</p>
<p>Trump is reportedly debating whether to travel to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., next week to see if he can unite the Republican caucus as they prepare to nominate a new Speaker of the House.</p>
<p>The former president declined to weigh in much when Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) decided to file a motion to vacate the speakership, which led to the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — the first time in U.S. history that lawmakers removed a House speaker.</p>
<p>Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) became temporary speaker as lawmakers hash out who will run for the gavel. A simple majority will be needed to secure victory.</p>
<p>Trump, the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-suggests-hes-open-to-filling-vacant-house-speaker-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> to reporters outside the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, where he stands trial for a civil fraud case, that he would be open to replacing McCarthy.</p>
<p>House Republicans have been mentioning Trump&#8217;s name for House Speaker ever since the party took control of the chamber in the 2022 midterm elections.</p>
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<p>GOP lawmakers, including Reps. Troy Nehls of Texas, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, and Greg Steube of Florida said they would support a Trump speakership.</p>
<p>Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who entered the race for House Speaker on Wednesday, told Hannity that he thought Trump would make a &#8220;great&#8221; option.</p>
<p>&#8220;He&#8217;d be great, but actually, I want Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States — but if he wants to be speaker, great,&#8221; Jordan said. &#8220;That&#8217;s where we need him, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue [the White House], but if he wants to be speaker, that&#8217;s fine, too.&#8221;</p>
<p>Although Trump did not disclose which lawmakers said they would support his bid for speaker, he told Fox News that he would take the speakership for a short &#8220;30, 60, or 90-day period.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I would only do it for the party,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The U.S. House of Representatives does not require the speaker to be a member of the lower chamber, although elected officials have consistently voted for one.</p>
<p>Trump&#8217;s legal woes could present an issue if lawmakers elect him to serve in the lower chamber because the Republican Party&#8217;s own <a href="https://www.gop.gov/conference-rules-of-the-118th-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conference rules</a> dictate that GOP leaders are required to step down &#8220;if indicted for a felony for which a sentence of two or more years imprisonment may be imposed.”</p>
<p><em>Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.</em></p>

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