Trump Aides Laugh At Idea He'd Be House Speaker, Say It's A 'Real Job': Report KEY POINTS The Speaker does not need to be an elected member of Congress Rep. Matt Gaetz recently "promised" supporters that he would nominate Trump as Speaker in 2022 Several aides working for former President Donald Trump “laughed off the idea that he’ll run for House Speaker in 2022 and replace current Speaker Nancy Pelosi,” a new book revealed. In a forthcoming book titled “Landslide; The Final Days of the Trump Presidency” by American journalist Michael Wolff, Trump’s aides allegedly dismissed the rumors saying it was a "real job" that required "actual work."