Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told an audience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library that Democratic leaders will not rest until former President Donald Trump is in prison.
Gingrich speculated that the main goal of President Trump's political opponents is to prevent the former president from running in the next presidential election due to President Biden's low approval ratings.
“Their goal is to put him in prison. Literally. I mean, if they can get to the right place, they're going to put him in chains,” Gingrich said Wednesday in Simi Valley, California. told the audience.
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks about the 2024 presidential election at the Reagan Presidential Library. (Reagan Presidential Library)
He continued, “And their hope is that if the American people see this man in chains, they won't vote for him.”
But Mr. Gingrich suggested that an overzealous effort to remove Mr. Trump from the nominations could prove the ultimate undoing of the officials seeking to imprison Mr. Trump.
“What's happening now is, of course, they've gone too far. I mean, you should do one of these. But if you do three, four or five of them? People get the joke.”
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The former House speaker said repeated failures will only embolden Trump as the election approaches, and that he expects an “outburst of anger” from Democrats if the latest plan to jail Trump is successful.
“They're probably going to see an outpouring of anger across the country on a scale we've never seen in our lifetimes, because people are just going to say, 'It's all cheating.' '' Gingrich said. He said.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says Democratic officials are not overreaching by trying to put former President Donald Trump in prison, ultimately contributing to his continued presence. I guessed that. (Reagan Presidential Library)
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“It's irrational, but what's dangerous is that they have the power of government,” he added.
