Because they've earned it

Because they've earned it

by digby

So says the man who started it all:

Speaking at an Axios event in Washington Thursday, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said that Trump's attacks on the media as "the enemy of the people" don't help improve the American political divide, but that he thinks "they've earned it."

The big picture: Gingrich claimed the toxicity of the current political climate is "everyone's fault," pointing to social media and the "tribalization" of cable news — specifically CNN — as some of the main factors. When asked why there was such a quick move on the right to call yesterday's mail bombs a conspiracy, Gingrich answered, "Because it's October."

This, from the man who invented wingnut trolling. And I'm not kidding. He is the guy who blamed Democrats' lack of morals when a woman killed her two children. These Republicans clutching their pearls today over anyone even thinking of calling Trump out when some nut sends bombs to his stated enemies list is a joke considering their own history.

Even today he shows his mad skills by pointing to CNN as the "tribalized" news network. I mean, even if you allow him to ignore Trump TV, which is ludicrous, it's MSNBC that leans more left (although it doesn't traffic in propaganda and lies as Fox does.) CNN still goes out of its way to be "balanced" and commonly even has Trump defenders on who have signed NDA's. But it's a rallying cry for Trump so that's where he goes.

Trump should thank Newtie for all he did over the course of two and a half decades to make him possible.

Update: well, this says it all:

What happens if Democrats subpoena Trump's tax returns? Newt Gingrich says it will have to go to the Supreme Court, and "we'll see if the Kavanaugh fight was worth it." https://t.co/2LLAb9MhEi
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 25, 2018