‘Meet the Press’ Interview with Newt Gingrich Sparks Controversy, as Spokesman Blasts Media ‘Minions’

On Sunday, potential Republican Presidential nominee Newt Gingrich was a guest on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Gingrich said Rep. Paul Ryan‘s Medicare voucher plan was “right-wing social engineering.”

That comment caused quite a bit of blowback among Republicans, including Ryan, who will surely address the comment on this Sunday’s edition of the public affairs show.

The Huffington Post’s Michael Calderone has the full breakdown of what happened, including a comment from Gingrich’s press secretary,. who blasted media “minions” who “cannot tolerate threats from outsiders who might disrupt their comfortable world.”