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Gingrich blasts Trump's 'very self-destructive' behavior
Politico ^ | August 3, 2016 | Nick Gass

Posted on 08/03/2016 7:50:54 AM PDT by Pinkbell

Donald Trump's behavior over the last week has been "very self-destructive" to his campaign, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday, comparing the Republican nominee to a Hall of Fame quarterback who is in the midst of an interception-throwing slump.

"Trump is still behaving like as though it was the primaries and there were 17 candidates. He has not made the transition to being the potential president of the United States, which is a much tougher league," Gingrich said in an interview with Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria." "People are going to watch you every single day. They’re going to take everything they can out of context, and he is not yet performing at the level that you need to."

Gingrich remarked that Trump's performance recalled quarterback Joe Montana's "stretch during his career where he kept throwing interceptions; and for about half a season, it looked like he wasn’t Joe Montana anymore."

"And then he figured out what he was doing, and he changed. Trump, Trump is in that kind of a slump," said Gingrich, a Trump supporter who was under final consideration for the vice presidential slot before Indiana Gov. Mike Pence was chosen.

"It’s like watching a team go out on the field, throw an interception on the first play and go back off the field again," Gingrich continued, alluding to a host of recent comments and battles Trump has waged over the course of the last week, including sparring with the family of a fallen U.S. Army captain who spoke out against him at the Democratic convention, refusing to back prominent Republicans like Paul Ryan, John McCain and Kelly Ayotte in their elections, joking about tossing a baby out of his rally on Tuesday and generally responding to any personal attack against him."

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TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister
KEYWORDS: concerntrolls; gingrich; kahn; trump
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To: mrs9x

It’s not just one thing. It’s one thing after another. Makes you think he’s intentionally losing the election.


21 posted on 08/03/2016 8:00:24 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Pinkbell

Newt trying to control Trump through public conversation? This isnt the way for Newt to do this!!!


22 posted on 08/03/2016 8:00:42 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: Pinkbell

I disagree with Newt about McCain and Ryan. But I agree that Trump needs to ignore enemies whose names aren’t Obama and Hillary.

As Giuliani said, that’s why you have people like him and Newt. Let them go after the lesser enemies. Any attack by any lesser foe, he should find a way to tie that back to Hillary and Obama and focus the attack there.


23 posted on 08/03/2016 8:00:58 AM PDT by marron
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To: bray

Who said I supported Cruz? Once again, assuming things that are just not so.


24 posted on 08/03/2016 8:01:24 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Pinkbell

More Politico BS.


25 posted on 08/03/2016 8:01:31 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: SoFloFreeper
"Trump didn’t do anything wrong."

-THIS is what Newt should be saying publicly.


26 posted on 08/03/2016 8:01:35 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: KC_Conspirator

Come back in a month and let’s see if they were still mistakes.


27 posted on 08/03/2016 8:01:41 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Hildy
Trump needs to know this is not solely about him anymore. We put our trust into him and he has to do certain things, even if he doesn’t want to.

Spot on.

Punching back at everyone who questions him probably feels good but does nothing to get him elected in the general.

28 posted on 08/03/2016 8:02:09 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Pinkbell; All

Keep in mind, Gingrich has ALWAYS been a pro amnesty,open border best friend of Grover Norquist.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT immigration.....Trump is right and the big $$$ in immigration wants him gone!

BTW

Keep in mind, that making the E5 BIG $$$ immigrant visas permanent is RYAN’s objective in the house. This is ALL about $$$$! Ryan is OWNED by an immigration lawyer, Cesar Conda, who along with Grover Norquist/Rove got E5’s put into Bush’s immigration policies.

Some (Grassley) are trying to reform the E5 because it is a FRAUD magnet. Others like Ryan, Flake, McCain want it left as is....CORRUPT.

“It remains to be seen how this will affect EB-5. There is a very good chance that it will mean a continuation of the program without reform. How long it will take to pass specific EB-5 legislation aside from the broader matter of sweeping reform is anybody’s guess”

http://www.business-visa-usa.com/Arhiv_news1.html


29 posted on 08/03/2016 8:02:39 AM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: Newfy

Agree. Pausing and thinking before hitting that send button would help.


30 posted on 08/03/2016 8:02:50 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Pinkbell
Trump should continue to trust his instincts.

Gingrich knows that this is a media-contrived tempest....and should know better than to make these comments.

31 posted on 08/03/2016 8:02:54 AM PDT by floozy22 (Paul RINO Ryan 2016: "In the bag for The Hag")
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To: SoFloFreeper

What Trump has not done here is to come up with a definitive statement (kill shot) that will shut down Khan, and the democRATS.

Need to work that out in advance before tearing into Khan.

Like playing (8-ball) bar pool. You have to look two or three shots down the table to make certain you opponent has no chance to win.


32 posted on 08/03/2016 8:03:20 AM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: dfwgator

It took him a month to recover last time. He has the ability to do so, so lets hope.


33 posted on 08/03/2016 8:03:55 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Pinkbell

He needs to allow his VP do the talking.


34 posted on 08/03/2016 8:04:02 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity?)
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To: Blue Turtle
...his non-endorsement for Paul Ryan is payback for that little boy’s comments throughout the primaries.

And this payback helps him beat Hillary how?

35 posted on 08/03/2016 8:05:17 AM PDT by semimojo
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To: Pinkbell

Gingrich, this is why you weren’t chosen to be Trump’s running mate. You’re not part of the movement. You pretend you are, but you’re trying to co-opt it. Trump understood that.


36 posted on 08/03/2016 8:05:34 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Ouderkirk

Still don’t get the media? It never ever ends. Never.

He never said anything wrong.


37 posted on 08/03/2016 8:05:51 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Pinkbell

Newt will newt and then nuke himself.
It’s happened before, over and over again .....


38 posted on 08/03/2016 8:07:31 AM PDT by IWontSubmit
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To: Pinkbell

Our leaders, and leaders all over the world should keep Trump’s philosophy in mind, “If you hit me, I will hit you back”.


39 posted on 08/03/2016 8:07:49 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: bray

I am only offering thoughtful analysis.


40 posted on 08/03/2016 8:08:45 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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