Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 9, 2006
If the president had replaced Rumsfeld two weeks ago, the Republicans would still control the Senate, and they would probably have 10 more House members.
Said by
Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Gingrich suggests that an earlier dismissal of Rumsfeld could have changed the election outcome for Republicans.

Share

More from Newt Gingrich

Apr 25, 2025

He’s not going to run for another term.

nbcnews.com
Jul 19, 2022

The Carter years were a nightmare.

congress.gov
Aug 12, 2022

Former Republican speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, compared the FBI to the east German secret police, calling them the American Stasi.

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation