Newt Gingrich Responds to Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan, Calls Chinese Threats a ‘Bluff’

In this July 6, 2016 file photo, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks before introducing then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Cincinnati. AP Photo/John Minchillo, File

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) threats in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) trip to Taiwan are merely posturing.

Speaking to Fox News, Gingrich said a similar scenario unfolded in 1997 when he visited both China and Taiwan. He was the last speaker to visit the self-governing island country.