The former Speaker of the House is now a major surrogate for Donald Trump and, reportedly, one of the few grown-ups charged with explaining conservative policy to Donald Trump and explaining Donald Trump to conservatives. (Full disclosure: I’ve had my criticisms of Gingrich, but I’ve always generally been a fan. Also, my wife worked for him for a few years).
Gingrich has always had a bit of a Churchill fixation, so it’s particularly sad that he’s all-too happy to play Neville Chamberlain if Mr. Trump requires it. Gingrich became a historic figure by wresting control of Congress in 1994 with the Contract with America. It was that document that made expanding NATO a cornerstone of Republican and American foreign policy. Now, like another of his historic accomplishments, passing NAFTA, Gingrich is throwing it all on the garbage fire to make room for Donald Trump’s agenda.
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