Gingrich: ‘Of course’ we can afford to have president with split personality

Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Sunday defended Donald Trump after saying the Republican presidential nominee has two personalities — a “big Trump” and a “little Trump.”

{mosads}”Of course you can,” the former Speaker, a top Trump adviser, said when asked on “Fox News Sunday” if the country could afford to have a president with such a split personality.

“I think we had a number of presidents who had interesting challenges in their personality.”

Gingrich earlier this month called little Trump “frankly pathetic,” after the Republican nominee attacked Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) for distancing himself from Trump just weeks before the election.

“Look, first of all, let me just say about Trump, who I admire and I’ve tried to help as much as I can. There’s a big Trump and a little Trump,” Gingrich said.

“The little Trump is frankly pathetic. I mean, he’s mad over not getting a phone call?”

Gingrich on Sunday, though, touted Trump as a far superior candidate than his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

“I’m willing to concede that Trump on occasion is crass, but I’d like my opponents to concede that Hillary on occasion is corrupt,” he said.