Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich used the opportunity to honor Pearl Harbor Day by giving a shout-out to -- the Japanese.
On the 75th anniversary of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that destroyed most the United State's Pacific fleet and claimed the lives of 2,403 Americans, leaving 1,178 wounded, Gingrich tweeted out praise for the Japanese Empire's achievement.
"75 years ago the Japanese displayed professional brilliance and technological power launching surprises from Hawaii to the Philippines, " the Trump adviser wrote.
You can guess how that went over on Twitter.
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