8 Weirdest Mistakes at the GOP Convention (including a fire, broken teleprompter, and awkward “air kiss”)

8.  That Time Newt Gingrich Forgot what “Paraphrase” Actually Means

After Ted Cruz refused to endorse his former rival, Newt Gingrich got up and “clarified” what Cruz had said:

“I think you misunderstood one paragraph that Ted Cruz, who is a superb orator, say, and I just want to point it out to you,” he said.

“Ted Cruz said, ‘You can vote your conscience for anyone who will uphold the Constitution; In this election there is only one candidate who will uphold the constitution.’

“So, to paraphrase Ted Cruz, if you want to protect the Constitution of the United States, the only possible candidate this fall is the Trump-Pence Republican ticket. That way, we have a Republican ticket to implement Republican principles in Washington.”

Um, OK. But I’m pretty sure that’s not a paraphrase.

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