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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) on Wednesday told Sean Hannity that the 2018 midterms are going to be determined by two words - and President Donald Trump tried to turn them into a campaign slogan.
“I think two words are going to define the 2018 election in the next three weeks," Gingrich predicted on Fox News. "One is Kavanaugh and the other is caravan."
"The combination of anger over how the left smeared, engaged in character assassination, lied, used bullying tactics with Judge Kavanaugh is going to be one part of this," he said of the new Supreme Court Justice.
Gingrich then accused "the left" of wanting to shuttle "3,000 people in a caravan" across "the American border" to "break American law," and "recognizing if that happens the next caravan will be even bigger and the caravan after that will be even bigger." No evidence was presented to support the existence of caravans supported by Democrats.
Watch the full clip below:
.@newtgingrich on midterm elections: “I think two words are going to define the 2018 election in the next three wee… https://t.co/z9QyNHoRnj— Fox News (@Fox News) 1539828960.0
At a campaign rally in Missoula, Montana on Thursday, Trump parroted Gingrich's remarks.
The midterms "will be an election of Kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order, and common sense," Trump bellowed. "It's gonna be an election of those things: law and order, Kavanaugh, common sense, and the caravan."
"You know what I'm talking about," Trump said, offering no evidence to back up his remarks.
No one in the audience appeared to know what Trump was talking about. His words landed with a thud, garnering no applause or cheers even after he repeated them.
Watch the clip below:
Pres. Trump says upcoming midterms "will be an election of Kavanaugh, the caravan, law and order, and common sense.… https://t.co/IAFShsnaUX— ABC News (@ABC News) 1539909840.0
Trump's comments didn't fare well on social media either. For many, "common sense" means not voting Republican.
@ABC Yes...common sense says he’s breaking the law, he will order others to cover it up, and Kavanaugh will make sure he isn’t convicted.— Wesley Pollard (@Wesley Pollard) 1539910025.0
@ABC Common sense says to me don't vote GOP— Glen Towler📷 (@Glen Towler📷) 1539910361.0
@ABC And on the fact that @realDonaldTrump and the @GOP have lied to us one too many times. We had enough of them n… https://t.co/GBLQ5PFSwN— Michelangelo (@Michelangelo) 1539909905.0
@ABC Don the Con doing his thing— Robert Casillas (@Robert Casillas) 1539921976.0
@ABC Common Sense. Does that mean @POTUS is voting Dems?😉😉😉😉— Loreen Wilson (@Loreen Wilson) 1539913432.0
@ABC Use your common sense, vote for a new law and order party so that we don't end up with another partisan hack j… https://t.co/VjW73vjHOk— Face Whisperer (@Face Whisperer) 1539910369.0
@ABC The law and order and common sense train left the GOP station minutes after Trump’s election!— Randal Davis (@Randal Davis) 1539912762.0
@ABC What does he know of common sense???— Phyllis Coe (@Phyllis Coe) 1539924081.0
@ABC What the hell does he know about common sense....he's been bankrupt 7 times? He lost the $400 million dollars he was born into....— #BernieIsAHypocrite (@#BernieIsAHypocrite) 1539920963.0
Calls for "law and order" coming from Trump didn't play well either.
@ABC Law and order?! Let's hope so. Starting with Congress! Let's hope America is REALLY listening and watching!— Lorraine Myers (@Lorraine Myers) 1539913846.0
@ABC The law and order and common sense train left the GOP station minutes after Trump’s election!— Randal Davis (@Randal Davis) 1539912762.0
@ABC Law and order? Says the red-headed clown that has 5+ top aides serving prison sentences, himself, an unindicte… https://t.co/1Cxed1VQAK— SenecaTrust (@SenecaTrust) 1539921770.0
@ABC Common sense - he has none.Election of Rapist judge - for what another fake prez? Law & order - I doubt Trump… https://t.co/e0gwMIUZGU— Lin (@Lin) 1539912955.0
@ABC Law and order dumb victims unit— ❌⭕️❌⭕️ itsreallynojoke (@❌⭕️❌⭕️ itsreallynojoke) 1539911979.0
The cost of Trump's frequent personal travel to taxpayers was another point of contention.
@ABC And this is what Americans work so hard to pay for, YOUR RALLIES! How much DOES each trip COST TAXPAYERS in se… https://t.co/jOHdzq6Oaw— Scott (@Scott) 1539919370.0
@ABC Who’s keeping track of how much money all these excursions are costing the taxpayers? He’s flying to go golfin… https://t.co/6zc8FWCflT— John N Farrell (@John N Farrell) 1539916539.0
Trump knows words, after all; he has the best words. But he's going to need more than a tainted Supreme Court justice and a make-believe caravan.