Secret Newt Gingrich memo helped save Trump’s agenda

By Paul Bedard

Published January 23, 2018 3:22pm ET

Secret Newt Gingrich memo helped save Trump’s agenda — In this photo taken July 6, 2016, Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share the stage during a campaign rally in Cincinnati. Running mate or not, "Newt Gingrich is going to be involved with our government," Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said. Gingrich's wife, Callista Gingrich, is the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) | John Minchillo

President Trump was floundering at the halfway point in his first year in office, and longtime supporter and cheerleader Newt Gingrich was worried about the GOP agenda and maybe even the survival of the new administration itself.

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