You stated of Newt,..”he surely is comfortable in his skin”
Interesting that this is something I saw different in Newt from that of years ago...I’m going to say I think it has to do with his religious experience with God...there’s rather a calm assurance he projects I didn’t see before...it’s not the hard arrogance once projected...rather a confidence that he knows he’s right and unafraid to admit if he’s wrong. But it is noticable...interesting to watch and see him with that change.
Yes, he does seem to have lost that sense of belligerence that he had in past years. If only it’s not an act. He IS good at making himself what he wants others to see.