Newt Gingrich: Sure, I’ll Be House Speaker [AUDIO]

The Hill reports:

Newt Gingrich said he would consider taking up the Speaker’s gavel again if called upon to by House Republicans. The former Speaker initially denied any interest in a return to Congress, but when pressed in an interview with radio show host Sean Hannity on Thursday, admitted he would consider it if he had the votes. “If you were to say to me 218 have called you up and given you their pledge, obviously no citizen could ever turn down that kind of challenge,” Gingrich said, as first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. He compared the scenario to George Washington coming out of retirement to become America’s first president. “This is why George Washington came out of retirement — because there are moments you can’t avoid,” Gingrich said.

Per the US Constitution, the Speaker of the House does not have to be a sitting member of Congress.