Newt Gingrich In For Trump Debate – ‘Apprentice: The Presidency’
EmailRepublican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is ready to participate in what he calls, “Apprentice: The Presidency” with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump will moderate a debate hosted by conservative magazine Newsmax in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec. 27. Gingrich is the only candidate to officially announce his participation so far, both Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman declined.
“How could you turn down the Donald?” Gingrich said.
Gingrich said while he enjoys debating, for him it’s about the entertainment.
“I would want to go just for the entertainment value. I can’t imagine a debate hosted by Donald Trump will be like,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich plans to meet with Trump on Monday as several other candidates have already done. Gingrich said the meeting with Trump was already planned before the announcement of the debate last week.
“We talked earlier about getting together but first of all I like debates, I’m pretty happy to show up,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich said he is “perfectly happy” to go to the debate since he will already be in town.
“It’s going to be in Iowa so it makes a lot of sense because we’re going to be in Iowa by that point,” Gingrich said. “In all seriousness, Trump is a unique American character. It would be like if Bill Gates called and said I’d like to host a debate, the correct answer would be yes.”
Gingrich will meet with Trump on Monday in New York City.
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This should be the most honest GOP debate, since they are answering directly to thier owner.
Posted by: mike | December 4, 2011, 7:58 am 7:58 am
This election season the “conservatives” have turned one of the greatest human achievements in history into a realty show joke. The Kardasians, American Idol, and the Republican Debates. There is no depth to which they will not sink, no bald-faced lie they will not tell, nothing they will not acquiesce in the furtherance of brutishness and stupidity.
Posted by: Scott | December 4, 2011, 8:10 am 8:10 am
I guess even the debates are for sale.
Wolf Blitzer had as “people in the audience for questions” former members of the Bush Administration, including the fabricators of the Iraq War!
It is all apparent and clear with the latest Bozo doing the questioning; Trump! Is Trump’s wife still having her manfacturing done in China for her profuct line? T
his country is rapidly becoming a joke and the Republican Party is not even looking credible with their candidates and hosts for questions; more like a comedy show!
Posted by: DEB-Z | December 4, 2011, 8:44 am 8:44 am
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is ready to participate in what he calls, “Apprentice: The Presidency” with Donald Trump.
Pretty much says it all……………..
Posted by: Searambler | December 4, 2011, 9:24 am 9:24 am
Newton is a oppertunist with great insider skills !
Posted by: DWRECK2YOU | December 4, 2011, 9:35 am 9:35 am
Well obams started being an apprentice and seemsto have just gotten from untrained to worse. How could anyone possibly do worse!
Posted by: jonny | December 4, 2011, 9:49 am 9:49 am
This can be an informative debate.
Too many candidates get on talking points and never actually reveal much about their real views, or skills.
This will be business related, and will address topics the media doesn’t really address, when they moderate, because the media are not business oriented.
I look forward to seeing this debate, and putting the candidates on the spot, where their talking points won’t be adequate answers.
Posted by: Rick McDaniel | December 4, 2011, 10:20 am 10:20 am
“Newt Gingrich In For Trump Debate…”
This may be Newt’s last chance to become Miss America.
Posted by: Dorothy | December 4, 2011, 10:24 am 10:24 am
Newt GRINGO”RICH”
Posted by: Gzzz | December 4, 2011, 11:19 am 11:19 am
The more we can get candidates to speak under different circumstances, about different subjects,
… the better off we are.
Don’t you think the “appointed” moderators at these debates could be asking better questions?
If Obama had been involved in multiple debates like this — his inexperience, ineptness, phoniness, incompetence would have been more apparent.
Posted by: Paul | December 4, 2011, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm
I Live in Tn, but was born near the Captiol of Ga on capitol ave in 1936, Have known this man a long time there, he Quote: Newt Gingrich is the only man completely Qualified for the Presidency. He knows Washington inside and out and the things that are not right there and will change it. Not in four years but a few months to a year. The best qualified man willl win and Mr. Trump is a smart man also and he will be a good U.S. Citizen to endorse him later in January, Newt will answer any question correctly that would be ask of Trump or any other representive of Washingto. Art Barnes, USAF Veteran Eight Years.
Posted by: Art Barnes | December 4, 2011, 10:22 pm 10:22 pm
If you think Romney is a flip-flopper, you’re tilting at windmills. Check out the International Business Times Dec. 4 column on “The New Newt Gingrich.”
Posted by: Mr C | December 5, 2011, 12:43 am 12:43 am
This is going to be the best Reality show ever since Chaz Bono was on Dancing With The Stars & cussed out Bruno for calling him a Penguin!
Posted by: Sydney | December 5, 2011, 10:08 am 10:08 am