Gingrich on Romney: He "said things that weren't true"

(CBS News) Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who suspended his campaign Wednesday, had few good words about the presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, saying that Romney did not tell the truth during the primary.

On CNN's The Situation Room on Thursday, host Wolf Blitzer asked Gingrich if Romney is a liar.

"I still believe that the Romney campaign said things that weren't true," Gingrich said.

Gingrich, who suspended his campaign on Wednesday after winning just two states of South Carolina and his home state of Georgia, has called Romney a liar in the past. In an interview on January 3 with CBS This Morning, Gingrich told White House correspondent Norah O'Donnell that Romney is "someone who will lie to you."

"I just think he ought to be honest with the American people and try to win as the real Mitt Romney, not try to invent a poll-driven, consultant-guided version that goes around with talking points, and I think he ought to be candid. I don't think he's being candid and that will be a major issue," Gingrich said on CBS News after Mitt Romney and a pro-Romney independent group pounded Gingrich with negative television advertising ahead of the Iowa caucus.

Despite Gingrich's statements on CNN Thursday, Gingrich said he will support Romney and will campaign for him because he is the best available option.

"This is a comparative business. And our choice isn't Mitt Romney or Ronald Reagan," Gingrich said, repeating similar sentiments during his suspension speech.

"I said I'm going to campaign for him. I said he will appoint dramatically better judges than the president. He'll do a dramatically better job creating jobs than the president. He'll do far more to balance the budget than the president," Gingrich told Blitzer.

[mail9780]

I have consistently heard Newt Gingrich call Mitt Romney a liar. Strange he never points out what he thinks Romney is lying about. What makes Gingrich think he can call Romney a liar with his past record of Speaker of the House, where he was ousted, and by his own admission of infidelity. He can lie beside a woman and tell his wife a lie and doesn't care if his new fling hears and knows he is lying!! You can count on it, if any skeletons were really in Romney's past, they would have been all over the news. Personally, I don't want someone leading our Country, like Gingrich so he needs to keep his mouth shut and clean out his own closet. I am glad we won't have Gingrich as President. Either one has morals or they don't! There is no in-between. No complaints about Reagan's or Kennedy's success before they became President, so why critisize Romney? Hang in there Mitt Romney and ignore Gingrich sour grapes! Hmmm, Gingrich is so great he could only win two states. Being President was a pipe dream for Gingrich and it's over for him so he should accept his defeat and move on.

[WHAT-IS-HE-SMOKING]

Hey MItty, pay off my bills and by the way, you are a liar.
Thanks
Newty.

[Paul_I]

Newt is going to campaign for Romney.... by calling Romney a liar?

[newz4me]

The number of people who voted for a man known for his liberal dishonesty is alarming. If Mr. Romney is allowed to pull this off, we will seat another Nixon as head of our Executive Branch. However this time we'll know it beforehand.

[Zann-Zel]

by Sagent_Fresh May 3, 2012 9:28 PM EDT
Mitt is a liar, but we should all support him. -Newt
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LOL! That's his message exactly!

[Zann-Zel]

Well geez people - one story over - Elizabeth Warren is being condemned for not telling the truth about her heritage, and they think it makes her unelectable! So by that logic - wouldn't Romney be Unelectable?!

OBAMA 2012 : )

[Zann-Zel]

Bin Laden's Dead
General Motors is Alive
Romney is Toast!

My favorite though is: Women Will Remember in November! : )

OBAMA 2012

[1988JAck]

Does anyone believe Romney will tell the truth in the general election? Pretty funny.

[ajk_cbsnews]

Willard Romney is a serial liar! He is easily the worst possible candidate for President! If you don't like his positions on important issues - not to worry, they will change next week!

[TJphoto]

I'll lie so that I can become President! The people who run for office are not the ones I want my children to emulate. How can we expect the younger generation to have moral character when our politicians don't?

[westerly1]

How do you know when a politician is lying?.....There mouth is open (LOL).