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BumRushDaShow

(144,167 posts)
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 08:41 AM Monday

Trump Names Former Speaker Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista Gingrich as Ambassador to Switzerland

Source: msn/MEDIAite

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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Switzerland. She previously served as ambassador to the Vatican during Trump’s first term.

On Sunday afternoon Trump nominated a handful of supporters to serve as ambassadors to foreign allies, including Callista Gingrich.

Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social, praising Gingrich for defending religious freedom and combating human trafficking during her tenue as Vatican ambassador. Her husband was a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2024 presidential primary and general election.

“I am pleased to announce Callista L. Gingrich will be our next United States Ambassador to Switzerland,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served, with distinction, as my Ambassador to the Holy See.”

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-names-former-speaker-newt-gingrich-s-wife-callista-gingrich-as-ambassador-to-switzerland/ar-AA1wkHnn

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Trump Names Former Speaker Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista Gingrich as Ambassador to Switzerland (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Monday OP
Good grief samplegirl Monday #1
Happily might have waited until last wife was cold Johonny Monday #2
Here she is... Dennis Donovan Monday #3
Gah! Timeflyer Monday #4
Separated at birth Hassin Bin Sober Monday #17
Gingrich stranded a plane load of Sailors in 94, I was one of them BOSSHOG Monday #5
I was out in the cold with literally the clothes on my back... Hugin Monday #15
They'll blend into the background well underpants Monday #6
Sending psychopaths...., Lovie777 Monday #7
Daughter & I were just talking about how suddenly quiet the Newt has been Attilatheblond Monday #8
A country where I had a lot business in nwduke Monday #9
Recycling diplomats tells you his circle of the willing is limited Raven123 Monday #10
Passing out Embassy assignments like FalloutShelter Monday #11
Is this the person Newt "Family Values" cheated on his dying wife with? joanbarnes Monday #12
The same. But in all honesty, the cheating probably started several years earlier FakeNoose Monday #16
Newt cheated on a previous wife with this one. Has Newt rurallib Monday #19
Newt probably has aged out of cheating not fooled Monday #21
I pity Switzerland having to deal with that clueless City Lights Monday #13
The prematurely embalmed wife tonekat Monday #14
Snort Solly Mack Monday #18
I take it Pope Francis didn't want her back. rsdsharp Monday #20

BOSSHOG

(40,265 posts)
5. Gingrich stranded a plane load of Sailors in 94, I was one of them
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:16 AM
Monday

He did so by displaying his leadership by shutting down the government which is giving his wife a nice paying job for doing damn near nothing. Conservative values in action.

Hugin

(34,745 posts)
15. I was out in the cold with literally the clothes on my back...
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 11:41 AM
Monday

I had to call my folks collect to wire me bus fare to get 1000 miles back before I was declared AWOL.

On any deployment after that I carried an emergency fund of enough cash to get me the Hell out of wherever I was. Which introduced additional dangers. But, my trust in the system was gone.

They didn’t have my back and apparently never did.

Lovie777

(15,210 posts)
7. Sending psychopaths....,
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:26 AM
Monday

coupled with a white mental superiority bully do not go well with sane democratic countries. I can see these countries kicking them out.

Attilatheblond

(4,540 posts)
8. Daughter & I were just talking about how suddenly quiet the Newt has been
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:34 AM
Monday

after several attempts to pretend he was relevant over the past few months. We figured he was told to lay low & behave and the Missus would get another cushy job in Europe. The Despotic GOP has to keep the Newt silenced as he sometimes reminds voters of just how bad government can become for the most petty of reasons.

nwduke

(373 posts)
9. A country where I had a lot business in
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:41 AM
Monday

sorry my Swiss friends! Please keep in mind that not all Americans are complete idiotic brainless imbeciles!

FalloutShelter

(12,837 posts)
11. Passing out Embassy assignments like
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 10:01 AM
Monday

Snickers bars.
The Enshitification of our international reputation continues.

FakeNoose

(35,998 posts)
16. The same. But in all honesty, the cheating probably started several years earlier
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 11:52 AM
Monday

I doubt that he waited until his first wife was on her deathbed.

rurallib

(63,286 posts)
19. Newt cheated on a previous wife with this one. Has Newt
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 01:12 PM
Monday

cheated on this one yet? I get so confused with the Christian values of the right.

Was Calista the one giving Newt a bj in newt's kids' school parking lot?

We need a chart

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