Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Thursday that the GOP is “in real trouble” if the economy does not “recover.”
“Look, I think it’s pretty straightforward. If the economy recovers, as you and I think it will, Republicans will keep the House and increase their margin in the Senate,” Gingrich told Fox Business Network’s Larry Kudlow on “Kudlow.”
“If the economy does not recover, Republicans are in real trouble, and I think the president’s goal has to be to continue to cut spending, to continue to cut regulations, to allow the one big, beautiful bill to go into effect January 1 and to continue, around the world, marketing investment in the U.S. and purchase of American goods,” he added.
Republicans lawmakers’ concerns have been recently piqued over signals next year’s midterm elections might be a landslide against the GOP that could result in them losing control of the House and having their Senate majority shrink.
Senate Republicans previously said the off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia and other American regions in early November were a wake-up call and advised that President Trump and GOP congressional leaders had to confront worries over the slowing economy and high costs.
But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday he is “very, very bullish about the midterms.”
“I know that we are going to win because we have a great record to run on,” the Louisiana Republican told The Hill. “We have better candidates, better message and we have a lot to show the people, so we’ll continue our momentum.”The House Democrats’ campaign arm recently put five more races on its offensive battleground target list for next year, with recent election victories making the party feel more confident about the 2026 midterms.
