Newt Gingrich Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360
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Republican nominee Trump will reenergize the country

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Newt Gingrich Former House Speaker; Chairman of Gingrich 360
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In one week, former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt, selected a vice presidential running mate and become the official Republican nominee for president. Trump is ramping up his campaign to challenge his likely opponent, incumbent President Joe Biden, in November.

Watch the video above as Straight Arrow News contributor Newt Gingrich celebrates Trump, who he says will restore America to its more conservative and patriotic roots.


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The following is an excerpt from the above video:

The nomination of Donald J. Trump to be the Republican candidate for president is a remarkable historic moment. Remember, in June 2015, when he and Melania came down from that long escalator, he’d never run for office, not for anything, not dog catcher, state legislator, anything. And he had 22 good Republican opponents. And he beat all of them.

And then he had Hillary Clinton, who was part of the most successful Democratic political team up to that point. And he beat her. He became president, had a very tumultuous four years, with large parts of the establishment, including the FBI, and the intelligence community, and almost all the news media attacking him every single day. He lost very narrowly in a period when COVID had dominated and changed almost everything. And people thought he was gone.

He slowly, steadily, relentlessly kept working, and began making a comeback. And it was an amazing process. He’s been in all 50 states, he has recruited people everywhere. And he won the Republican nomination decisively and early. He now stands astride his party in a historic way, matched by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, but not many other people.


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the nomination of Donald J. Trump, to be the Republican candidate for president is a remarkable historic moment. Remember, in June 2015, when he and Melania came down from that long escalator. He’d never run for office, not for anything, not dog catcher, state legislator, anything. And he had 22 Good Republican opponents. And he beat all of them. And then he had Hillary Clinton, who was part of the most successful democratic political team up to that point. And he beat her. He became president had a very tumultuous four years, with large parts of the establishment, including the FBI, and the intelligence community, and almost all the news media attacking him every single day. He lost very narrowly, in a period when COVID had dominated and changed almost everything. And people thought he was gone. He slowly, steadily, relentlessly kept working, and began making a comeback. And it was an amazing process. He’s been in all 50 states, he has recruited people everywhere. And he won the Republican nomination decisively and early, he now stands astride his party in a historic way, matched by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, but not many other people. He is the Republican nominee, because he has become the personification of the Republican Party. Now the challenge for him is to reach beyond that extraordinary base, and it’s a big base. But I keep telling people don’t think of Trump as a candidate. Think of him as the champion for millions of Americans who believe he is their only hope, of bringing the national establishment under control, and cleaning up the corruption and getting back to the rule of law. So he has an enormous level of energy behind him. But he also has people on the other side, who deeply disliked him partially because he really is a direct threat to the entire structure of power, which liberals have built since 1932. It’s going to be a fascinating general election campaign. And of course, in August, we’ll get a chance to see how the Democrats do and what kind of shape at that point, President Biden is in. But I can tell you, President Trump today is much stronger than anyone thought he would be much more capable. And I think he’s in a position where he could be a dominant figure, both in winning the election, and in reshaping government, and in getting America back towards a more conservative or more patriotic, and a more energetic country. It’s an amazing moment. This convention is an amazing thing. And I think it’s a gathering of a nation, which has stood up despite everything and said, No, we’re not going to let you drive our champion out of life of public life. We’re not going to let you dominate us, and we are thrilled to have a chance to have Donald J. Trump on the ballot this fall. So it’s going to be fascinating. This is the beginning

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