While his archrival Mitt Romney was getting an endorsement in the GOP presidential race from real estate mogul Donald Trump, Mr. Gingrich was speaking at Xtreme Manufacturing, a company that makes telescoping forklifts, delivery trucks and cubes that can be used for everything from living space to laboratories. He start off with “some fascinating differences” between himself and Mitt Romney. “Let me say first of all that I like hiring people,” he said, in a dig at the former Massachusetts governor. Mr. Romney made headlines last month for saying he liked “firing people” when talking about health-care companies that fail to provide good service.
As he campaigned in Nevada ahead of the state’s Saturday nominating caucuses, Mr. Gingrich continued to mock the GOP front-runner for saying Wednesday that he is not concerned about the very poor because they’re protected by social safety net programs.
“Mitt Romney and Barack Obama seem to believe that a safety net is all the poor need,” Mr. Gingrich said. “What the poor need is a trampoline so they can spring up.”
It’s the second time in recent weeks that Mr. Gingrich has taken up the banner of the working man. After losing badly in the New Hampshire GOP primary, Mr. Gingrich attacked Mr. Romney for practicing unethical capitalism at Bain Capital, the Boston private-equity firm he helped start. His latest volleys, some of which he first launched in Florida, are more focused on propping up low-earners.
Mr. Gingrich, for instance, often says those receiving unemployment assistance should have to enroll in business training programs. Meantime, Mr. Gingrich brushed off reports that Mr. Trump is supporting Mr. Romney. While touring the factory, Mr. Gingrich said he hadn’t expected the endorsement and wondered aloud how the star of reality TV show “Celebrity Apprentice” manages to garner so much attention.
Source: Wall Street Journal.
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