Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich last night called for all Muslims in the U.S. to be tested to determine whether they believe in Sharia law and to deport those who do, as well as keep tabs on Muslims’ internet activity and monitor all mosques.
Gingrich’s comments in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News were in response to the attack in Nice, France, hours earlier that killed at least 84 people. At the time of his remarks, neither the identity nor religion of the attacker had been determined.
While Gingrich was not selected by Trump to be his vice presidential candidate, despite being on the very short list of those considered, there is speculation that Trump would name Gingrich to be White House chief of staff, essentially serving as Trump’s chief operating officer and running the government day to day.
