Of course people have the right to cheer on their candidate. That doesn’t mean it’s appropriate in every setting.
Debates are a great setting for cheering points a candidate makes when it speaks for what Ameericans desire to have stated. Newt’s media comments have been a long time comming which is why it brought the house down. The public is simply fed up to the ears with media pundits....and the press.
Since Newt is quite aware the media is a good part of the problem I have no issue with any candidate taking them on...and would gladly “clap”. Most would.