What is @newtgingrich doing you guys?
— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) December 7, 2016
Newt Gingrich isn’t without his quirks, but this afternoon, he may have taken it to another level.
It started off OK:
December 7 is a good day to remember that the world is dangerous and shattering surprise is possible even when we have been warned.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) December 7, 2016
But then it took kind of a weird turn:
75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) December 7, 2016
Japanese planning and trainng let them also carry out surprise attacks in Hong Kong and Malaysia.It was widest surprise attack in history
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) December 7, 2016
Noting Japan’s “professional brilliance and technological power” on Pearl Harbor Day? Maybe not the most tactful approach. And unfortunately for him, it essentially drowned out his earlier valid observation about the constant and often unpredictable threats we face in today’s world.
Congrats to the Japanese on Pearl Harbor pic.twitter.com/HNrlI2eQ2h
— Brendan O'Hare (@brendohare) December 7, 2016
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A lot of people were left scratching their heads over that one.
Come again https://t.co/8HQsbb696C
— Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) December 7, 2016
Jesus… https://t.co/CJRznNarv4
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/JohnFatherJohn/status/806624366108823553
.@newtgingrich what the hell Newt? Who in their right mind would laud an Axis power about something like that, not to mention on this day.
— Miles Mawby (@MiMawby) December 7, 2016
. @newtgingrich pic.twitter.com/RrC58WYzW9
— no (@NetSematary) December 7, 2016
WTF
— HippieChick (@MKlave) December 7, 2016
.@newtgingrich pic.twitter.com/d65zA0T34p
— Leila A. McNeill (@leilasedai) December 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/HawkinsUSA/status/806649783834255360
What the fuck is wrong with you?
— Michael Rainey (@mikerainey82) December 7, 2016
@ReticentTurnip What the hell is this?
— Katie ? (@OhWeeBeasties) December 7, 2016
It's Newt being incredibly tactful as usual
— Reticent Turnip (@ReticentTurnip) December 7, 2016
@jpbrammer WTF–was his account hacked? I know he's crazy, but this is in a whole different class.
— Rebecca Rauber (@rebeccarauber) December 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/TeaRigby/status/806632063315148800
Holy fuck he actually said that.
— ?????? ???? ??????? ☕️ (@coffee_minion) December 7, 2016
Someone's trying to kamikaze his cabinet chances. https://t.co/PgeGsfpClP
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) December 7, 2016
.@newtgingrich Maybe focus on Japan's atrocity instead of tactical adroitness, jackass.
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) December 7, 2016
My great-uncle died defending USA. I guess he was no match for Japan's "professional brilliance".@newtgingrich #PearlHarbor75thAnniversary
— Jake Turx (@JakeTurx) December 7, 2016
Oof.