Newt Gingrich on how the GOP can take back the White House

Newt Gingrich is known for thinking big, but even he admits to being knocked back to earth by the results of the last U.S. presidential election. The former presidential hopeful admits his party must change its ways if it wants a Republican back in the White House anytime soon.

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US Republican Newt Gingrich

There's probably never been a dispassionate way to discuss taxes, but something about the current debate on taxing the very rich has really lit a fire.

Newt Gingrich is in Toronto this week as part of the Munk Debates, to argue why it's a bad idea. While arguing about taxes never gets old, Mr. Gingrich believes his party needs some rejuvenating.

Newt Gingrich is a former speaker of the United States House of Representatives, best-selling author of 23 books, a long-time Republican, representative and strategist. His most recent is called A Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters. He was in our Toronto studio.

This segment was produced by The Current's Jess deMello.

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