‘Did Newt buy his degree from Trump University?’: Republican destroyed for recession claims on Fox News

Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) was ridiculed on Twitter for claiming every single Democratic presidential candidate is hoping for a recession.

"I think every left-wing reporter in the country and every Democratic presidential candidate is desperate for a recession," Gingrich claimed on Fox News.

He added, "so far at least, we're probably the healthiest economy on the planet and we're more likely to avoid a recession than any other major country in the world."

The internet was less than impressed. Journalists, in particular, were outraged considering the mass layoffs that occurred during the last recession.

Here's some of what people were saying.