Sorry, I went to your link- and I didn’t submit post #2. Wrong link??
I re-read my post, per your request. Newt made 2 statements- (1) he’s not withdrawing; (2) he’s cheerful about going forward.
Your post suggested that these statements are akin to Rick’s gaffes. Although I’m sure Newt has probably made some gaffes, I fail to see where these 2 statements might fall into that category.