By Jennifer Rubin
Washington Post
April 13, 2018
Newt Gingrich laughs during an interview at Kennesaw State University in Georgia in September 2016. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP)
Normally one can safely ignore Newt Gingrich’s bombast. He holds no position in the Trump administration, and is not thought to be among those who regularly counsels the president. However, when he says something so egregious that he risks polluting public debate in consequential ways, it is time to speak up. That is what he did on Thursday, and a major civil rights group condemned his language, rightfully so.