Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich knows a thing or two about crafting a winning Republican message. His “Contract with America” propelled Republicans to control of the House for the first time in over 40 years. Now, the politician-turned-Trump advisor is urging the former president to make a similar populist move by picking one of the House’s newest Republican stars as his running mate.
If President Donald Trump wants to win another term in the White House, he would do well to consider Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) for his ticket, Gingrich told reporters after delivering remarks at the Richard Nixon Foundation. The New York Republican made tectonic waves with her pushback on university professors at Harvard, MIT, and UPenn who gave lawyerly, cautious answers in response to rising antisemitism on campus.
“I’m a very big fan of Elise’s. Certainly, if there is a short list for vice president, she should be on it,” Gingrich said.
“I absolutely believe that she has sort of fought her way onto the national stage and I hope that she will continue to grow and develop and certainly my advice to the president would certainly be to consider her on whatever short list he develops for potential vice presidential nominees,” he added.
Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Rep. Stefanik said she would be “honored” to join the 45th president’s ticket.