The zero-sum politics of the Tea Party, M.A.G.A. Republicans and this week’s speaker debacle began with Newt Gingrich.
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Washington | Newt Gingrich was disdainful.
After watching days of House Republicans failing to elect a speaker, Gingrich, the most famous of all recent GOP House speakers, vented about the hard-right holdouts, among them Matt Gaetz of Florida.
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