Newt Gingrich Thinks NBC Should Apologize to His Wife

Plus: spins away staff mutiny

Last week, after 16 aides and advisers quit Newt Gingrich's campaign en masse, the presidential hopeful’s Tiffany-loving wife Callista came under scrutiny as a possible cause of the staff revolt. NBC reported on the rumors in segments on "The Today Show" and then MSNBC Wednesday, quoting anonymous former staff members who criticized Callista Gingrich's role in the campaign.

Appearing on Fox News' “On The Record with Greta van Susteren,” Wednesday night Gingrich condemned the NBC reports and the “cowardly people who, frankly, lied about my wife,” and demanded that NBC apologize.

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