Fox news suspended its contributor agreement with Newt Gingrich Tuesday amid speculation that he could be Republican Donald Trump’s pick for vice president.
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Newt Gingrich says he still has not heard from Donald Trump about his running mate selection.
He’s speaking on Facebook live about the intricacies of the vetting process and sharing his thoughts on the two other finalists: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
“I’m not saying it’s Newt, but if it’s Newt, nobody’s going to be beating him in those debates”, Trump said at a campaign event with Gingrich in Ohio. Who would be best in terms of making the case and articulating the case for Donald Trump with a positive voice like you have? In early 2011, for example, Fox suspended its contracts with both Gingrich and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, both of whom were considering presidential runs, and both of whom did in fact run. When the press found it was because of a perceived snub by then-President Bill Clinton – who didn’t let Gingrich sit up front on Air Force One during a flight to Israel – writers and cartoonists pilloried him, epitomized by a November 16, 1995 cover of the New York Daily News depicting the then-Speaker as a baby in mid-tantrum, stomping his feet and crying as he gripped a bottle of milk.
O’Reilly opened a segment featuring Gingrich by noting, “Trump says he has narrowed his VP choice down to five individuals….” Indiana Gov. Mike Pence had emerged as a late favorite for the job, though Trump said he had not finalized the pick and advisers cautioned he could change his mind.
The Republican Party chairman is suggesting that GOP rebels support Donald Trump.
Trump was directing his staff to prepare for a Friday announcement. She said Trump’s nomination is a threat to our democracy.
He pointed out the federal government was shut down for some time while Gingrich was speaker of the House.
“I would not be at all surprised if it was Pence”, Gingrich told CNN’s MJ Lee. The joke around political circles is that Gingrich is the one man who can turn a gaffe made by Trump and explain it so that it seems reasonable.
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Gingrich was on Hannity’s prime-time show Thursday night, where he was asked about the day’s meeting with Trump.
