Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a longtime leader in the conservative political movement, tweeted Friday that the GOP establishment should see that it is inevitable that Donald Trump will be the party’s presidential nominee.
Gingrich’s tweets came shortly after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) endorsed Trump at a Texas press conference. Gingrich said Christie’s endorsement would be a “huge step” as Super Tuesday voting approaches next week.
Chris Christie endorsement of Trump is a major breakthrough.this is a huge step for Trump and will impact super tuesday bug time.
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 26, 2016
This Chris Christie endorsement of Trump is real signal to GOP establishment that they had better begin thinking about Trump as the future
— Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) February 26, 2016