Newt’s An Historian, You Know

Gingrich: Make sure that you actually start shifting the tax burden back onto tariffs. Prior to 1913 when they passed the income tax, tariffs were the
primary source of revenue… Trump is actually returning us to a very successful American model pic.twitter.com/pmDeddre3M

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 3, 2025

He also knows a lot about losing power.

Paul: When McKinley, most famously put tariffs on in 1890 ,they lost 50% of their seats… In the early 1930s, we lost the house and senate for 60 years. So not only bad economically, they are bad politically. pic.twitter.com/IjWI8upCgK

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 2, 2025

But Susan Collins never said Newt had learned his lesson.

Phillip: The WSJ says: Trump is saying that there will be no tariff exemptions, but watch that promise vanish as politicians, including Mr. Trump, see exemptions as a way to leverage campaign contributions from businesses. Liberation day is buy another yacht day for the swamp pic.twitter.com/81sK5wIhTo

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 3, 2025

I hesitate to say the campaign ads write themselves, but if Newt’s for it, it’s a certain loser.