Trump spikes Fred Upton as possible GOP compromise choice for House speaker: 'Worse than a Democrat!'
January 04, 2023
A Republican who retired after voting to impeach Donald Trump wouldn't rule out serving as a compromise choice for House speaker, but the former president put the kibosh on that talk.
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), who chose to retire after his district was redrawn, told NBC News that he would consider serving as speaker if Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) couldn't get the necessary 218 votes and another candidate failed to emerge, but Trump quickly attacked as another round of voting began in the House.