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The screengrab is from a couple minutes ago.

House Votes on Ousting McCarthy as Speaker: Watch Live

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"My first act as speaker is to make John Fetterman wear pants. He must wear pants. Pants are important. Pants—"

"Mr. President... I mean Mr. Speaker.... Um... Mr. Preseaker - John Fetterman is a senator. The rules of the senate are different."

"I don't care. Gotta wear pants. Knees protruding. Disrespectful. And - 'Mr. Preseaker' - I like that. Everybody heretofore gotta call me that. Until - of course - will the presidency for the third time..."

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago

Smirks as he picks up the gavel and says “I got a bigger one at home”

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

"A big guy in a suit came up to me. Big, strong and powerful. You could see the big muscles under his suit. Big! Very big. Like a body builder. He has tears in his eyes and he is crying and he says 'Mr. President Trump, sir - I want you to be the Speaker of the House. Please, please, please.' So - I dunno. Maybe I'll be the speaker. Maybe. And we can impeach Crooked Biden finally."