That could be, too.
OTOH, Gingrich has never shown any consistently good political sense about knowing who is and is not “good” to be seen with/supported by.
See Pelosi, Sharpton, Hillary, etc. That didn’t worry Newt in the least.
So it’s hard to make the case that Newt would be concerned that Boehner’s support would hurt him.
Newt is bound to stick his foot in his mouth. Again. It’s just the way he is.
Maybe Ubama can invite him for a ride on AF-1 and make him sit in the back.