Here's more from The Hill:
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Wednesday called on current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to be censured for her actions in ripping up a copy of President Trump's State of the Union address after his speech Tuesday night.
Pelosi has been a hot topic of debate on cable news and online after tearing up the copy of Trump's remarks.
Gingrich tweeted that her actions were not “clever or cute” and called Pelosi “childish.”
“As Speaker of the House for four State of the Unions by a President of the other party I am disgusted and insulted by the viciously partisan action of Nancy Pelosi tearing up the speech,” Gingrich tweeted to his 2.1 million followers. “She isn’t clever or cute her childishness insults our American traditions -should be censured.”
And from Fox News:
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said he was “disgusted and insulted” after seeing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tear up her copy of President Trump’s State of the Union speech following his remarks Tuesday evening.
“As Speaker of the House for four State of the Unions by a President of the other party I am disgusted and insulted by the viciously partisan action of Nancy Pelosi tearing up the speech,” Gingrich tweeted late Tuesday. “She isn’t clever or cute her childishness insults our American traditions -should be censured.”
Pelosi's move sparked outrage from many others on the right as well, including former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, House minority whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., and the White House, which claimed the speaker had disrespected those honored in Trump's speech.
Pelosi told Fox News she ripped up the speech "because it was the courteous thing to do considering the alternatives. I tore it up. I was trying to find one page with truth on it. I couldn't."
Before his speech, Trump also appeared to reject Pelosi’s offer of a handshake.
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