Newt Gingrich on Trump’s shutdown layoffs: ‘He’s willing to take the heat’

Oct 12, 2025 - 13:00
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Newt Gingrich on Trump’s shutdown layoffs: ‘He’s willing to take the heat’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) praised President Trump for being “willing to take the heat” after thousands of furloughed federal employees were laid off during the government shutdown. “What’s fascinating, if you watch, Trump has now begun to systematically lay off people permanently,” Gingrich said Sunday on the “Cats Roundtable” radio show hosted by John…