Newt Gingrich: “Trump is a reversion to the late 19th century Republican…”

“And then you realize after a while it just, this current system doesn't work. Now, what Trump has done, which I don't, candidly don't think he's explained very well, Trump is a reversion to the late 19th century Republican model best articulated by William McKinley. that we are going to have higher tariff walls, we're going to have higher paid workers, we're going to have huge prosperity. And in the end, because we're the largest economy we have.” (17:11–17:20)

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