Paul Ryan may be forced out of speakership in a matter of months: Report
by Katelyn Caralle
| April 12, 2018 08:09 AM
Republican sources say House Speaker Paul Ryan may be forced out of his leadership position in a matter of months, even though he has said he plans to keep the gavel until he retires in January.
“Scuttlebutt is that Paul will have to step down from speakership soon,†a source close to Republican leadership told Axios. “Members won’t follow a lame duck, he’ll have no leverage to cut deals, and the last thing they need in this environment is six months of palace intrigue and everyone stabbing everyone else in the back."
Ryan could be forced to give up his chair early if Republicans decide they want the stability of a new speaker now, as they head into the mid-term elections.
Sources told Axios that Trump will most likely want to back the No. 2 House Republican, Leader Kevin McCarthy, Calif., to replace Ryan.
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