Though I've been keeping my political remarks to a minimum ...here is the exact quote from Gingrich. He made this yesterday on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor:
"75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines."
One would think the day would have been a good one to praise America but instead he chose to praise the enemy.
As a veteran who has come from a family of veterans I am beyond sickened at such a traitorous and disgusting remark. The above quote was a "stand alone" quote and was not been taken out of context.
Had the statement been part of of a broader analysis it might have been a different issue but it's false no matter how one looks at it. The US military knew Japan was going to attack, it was generally thought that it would be more likely to occur in the Philippines. As to the "brilliance" most of the US fleet was out to sea and from a purely tactical move on the part of Japan, probably could not have been a worse day.
It's going to be very difficult for Trump's team to sink below this level, but Trump is pretty smart and I'm sure things will get even worse. Perhaps Gingrich can praise the "911" attackers next.