Freedom Caucus Has Non-Congress Speaker Candidate

“I’ll also tell your viewers that – an outside member – you don’t have to be a sitting member of Congress to serve. It will become clear in the coming weeks who that person will be, and I can tell you it will be interesting if everything plays out.” – Freedom Caucus Rep. Ralph Norman, speaking on the far-right Real America’s Voice. Norman’s buddy in the caucus, Matt Gaetz, has publicly vowed multiple times to nominate Trump as speaker.

Rep. Ralph Norman, who opposes McCarthy for Speaker, says the renegade Republicans have a secret candidate to run against him who is not a House member: “It will be apparent in the coming weeks who that person will be. I will tell you, it will be interesting.” pic.twitter.com/anD60jvNky

— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) December 1, 2022