Posted on 10/12/2025 4:50:28 AM PDT by Libloather
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised President Trump for being “willing to take the heat” after thousands of furloughed federal employees were laid off during the government shutdown.
“What’s fascinating, if you watch, Trump has now begun to systematically lay off people permanently,” Gingrich said Sunday on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John Catsimatidis on WABC 770 AM. “I think what Trump is gambling is that he can actually change the federal government dramatically during the shutdown.”
“He’s willing to take the heat because, frankly, when he’s busy going to the Middle East to be part of a peace treaty signing, that is astonishing, he’s got other big things he’s doing, so he’s not particularly bothered,” Gingrich continued.
But it could become “a different issue” when military servicemembers do not receive their next paychecks on Oct. 15 should the government remain closed, Gingrich told Catsimatidis.
“Frankly, I think Republicans ought to consider passing a military pay bill and see if the Democrats are willing to vote not to pay for the military,” Gingrich said.
Catsimatidis and Gingrich also discussed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees going without pay, which Gingrich said lawmakers should consider addressing too.
“The people who are keeping this government closed are the Senate Democrats, led by [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and my guess is Trump will hold out as long as he needs to,” Gingrich said.
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How?
And lost it in less than 10 years.
The new Republican majority, under Gingrich’s guidance, brought every item of the Contract with America to a vote in the House. With the exception of the term limits constitutional amendment, all parts of the Contract passed in the House.
Gingrich’s “Republican Revolution” permanently altered the political landscape, shifting the center of political gravity in Washington. Instead of behaving as battered housewives, GOP congressmen were increasingly apt to propose conservative solutions.
And everything they got done was undone by 2009.
Welfare reform? Gone. Billions going to illegals.
House post office and bank? Replaced by USAID.
Tax rate cuts? Back to 6 brackets.
Capital gains rate lowered? Back to 20% or more.
It’s taking Trump to get it back and he has a smaller margin.
And we didn't have Obamacare in 2009. Now we are not going to get rid of it. Even if Trump wants to do it.
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