President Donald Trump has a tough re-election battle ahead of him, but he'll be fighting on the strength of having a "remarkable economy" and for keeping his promises, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday.
"It's tough, but I think we are at 92% negative press coverage," Gingrich told Fox News' "America's Newsroom." "The fact that he is still standing is kind of amazing."
Trump's record on the economy, job creation and rising wages are bringing him credit, Gingrich added, and "he has been very good on judges, very good on deregulation, very good on tax cuts."
But the president thinks he'll win, said Gingrich, and "he believes it's going to be a fight to the finish, but he also believes that the Democrats are pretty weak, and I am inclined to agree with him. I think they could stumble into a disaster if they are not careful."
Gingrich's comments came as hundreds of people camped out in Orlando waiting for the president's official campaign announcement Tuesday night, and he said that's because Trump has a "very intense relationship with his base."
He noted that about 100,000 people registered to attend the kickoff event, but the building where it's being held has capacity for 25,000.
"Trump is unique in that he was elected in the end by all the people who were mad at Washington, who wanted somebody with goals, who didn't mind that he had weaknesses, as long as he was a fighter," said Gingrich. "He has convinced them he is a fighter."
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