Of course he is. They have a common friend:
Newt is backing Trump.
Newt has said he’s longtime friends with Trump. Bill O’Reilly has said the same thing. And Geraldo. And the publisher of the National Enquirer.
Trump is personal friends with most of the major media, political and business figures, yet the Trumpists try to claim he’s the “outsider” candidate. There’s a reason Trump brags about how poorly educated his base is.
Of course he is. They have a common friend: