Speakeasy: Leno lays into Newt layoffs

Published March 29, 2012 4:00am ET



“Well, Newt Gingrich announced…he is laying off a third of his campaign staff. Is that surprising? Hey, he laid off two-thirds of his wives. Why is that unusual?”

– “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno‘s take on the news this week that GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich was not dropping out of the presidential race but downsizing and reshuffling his campaign staff, getting rid of campaign manager Michael Krull and replacing him with Vince Haley.