The terrible inevitability of a Chief of Staff Newt Gingrich

Naming Newt as chief of staff is a bad idea. Naturally, Trump might just do it.

Newt Gingrich in New Hampshire
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President Trump has a way of making the most far-fetched analysis and speculation about his administration seem plausible. So while I think my colleague Damon Linker was joking when he tweeted that Newt Gingrich should be Trump's new chief of staff, it's also the case that Gingrich visited the White House on Wednesday — and then was tight-lipped with reporters about who should replace outgoing Chief of Staff John Kelly.

This thing just might happen.

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Joel Mathis, The Week US

Joel Mathis is a freelance writer who has spent nine years as a syndicated columnist, co-writing the RedBlueAmerica column as the liberal half of a point-counterpoint duo. His work also regularly appears in National Geographic, The Kansas City Star and Heatmap News. His awards include best online commentary at the Online News Association and (twice) at the City and Regional Magazine Association.