Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 1:53:30 GMT -6
Newt Gingrich on Brexit: ‘Hillary Clinton must be pretty darned worried’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Britain’s stunning decision to leave the European Union was a sign of a “general widespread populist rebellion” that has bad omens for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The one-time Georgia lawmaker said the U.K.’s “leave” campaign echoed many of the same themes of the presumptive Republican nominee’s presidential bid: Concerns about illegal immigration, stifling bureaucracy, the spread of terrorism and a stagnant economy.
“I suspect that after the Brexit result, Hillary Clinton must be pretty darned worried,” said Gingrich, a Republican seen as a contender for Donald Trump’s running mate. “There must be a tidal wave of anti-establishment sentiment growing.”
Added Gingrich: “It’s nice to see the country of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher regain its sense of independence.”
Read more: politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/06/24/newt-gingrich-on-brexit-a-sign-of-a-widespread-populist-rebellion-that-helps-donald-trump/
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Britain’s stunning decision to leave the European Union was a sign of a “general widespread populist rebellion” that has bad omens for Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The one-time Georgia lawmaker said the U.K.’s “leave” campaign echoed many of the same themes of the presumptive Republican nominee’s presidential bid: Concerns about illegal immigration, stifling bureaucracy, the spread of terrorism and a stagnant economy.
“I suspect that after the Brexit result, Hillary Clinton must be pretty darned worried,” said Gingrich, a Republican seen as a contender for Donald Trump’s running mate. “There must be a tidal wave of anti-establishment sentiment growing.”
Added Gingrich: “It’s nice to see the country of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher regain its sense of independence.”
Read more: politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/06/24/newt-gingrich-on-brexit-a-sign-of-a-widespread-populist-rebellion-that-helps-donald-trump/