--- title: Donald Trump Is Weighing Newt Gingrich for Vice President description: Donald Trump is considering former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as one possible option for his running mate in November canonical: https://time.com/4328193/donald-trump-newt-gingrich-vice-president/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-12T17:59:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:21.685Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Is Weighing Newt Gingrich for Vice President og:description: Gingrich has praised Trump in the past og:url: https://time.com/4328193/donald-trump-newt-gingrich-vice-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb03db8501118b9d8/698892f6e20a876506a90ced/gettyimages-471153406.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1994 og:image:height: 1122 og:image:alt: 101st Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner - Inside Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Is Weighing Newt Gingrich for Vice President twitter:description: Gingrich has praised Trump in the past twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb03db8501118b9d8/698892f6e20a876506a90ced/gettyimages-471153406.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Is Weighing Newt Gingrich for Vice President > Sponsored content. 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Michael Loccisano—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell May 12, 2016 5:59 PM UTC Donald Trump is considering former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as one possible option for his running mate in November, according to a source familiar with the discussions. Trump, the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, has been discussing Gingrich with his confidants as a potential ticket mate, a source familiar with the talks said, making the former House speaker one of the handful of options the likely Republican standard-bearer is considering for the fall. Gingrich has praised Trump in the past, telling TIME he has “the potential to be an extraordinarily dynamic president who shakes up a bureaucratic city that badly needs to be shaken up.” Trump has said that he is seeking a running mate with knowledge of passing legislation through Congress. Gingrich launched a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination and has considerable credibility with the conservative base of his party. _With reporting from Zeke J. 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