Aspen Ideas Festival: Newt Gingrich on 'Trump, Sanders, and the American Spirit of Rebellion'

Newt Gingrich
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, left, speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colo., about how the 2016 presidential election is unlike any this country has ever seen. Also pictured is presenter Ann Korologos.
Aspen Ideas Festival | Nick Tininenko

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich is considered a top contender to be Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate. Gingrich says it's a tragedy of American life that Democrats have allowed important institutions to decay... but Republicans don't have the guts to even try to fix them. Newt Gingrich spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival July 2, 2016.

Moderator, former Reagan administration official Ann Korologos of the Aspen Institute board.

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