Fox’s Newt Gingrich: In Debate Preparation, Trump “Is A Lot Like” Babe Ruth

Gingrich: “Babe Ruth Was Not A Great Practice Athlete. … Trump Is A Lot Like That. He Doesn’t Practice A Whole Lot, That’s Not His Thing”

From the September 8 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends:

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AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): We have 18 more days until the first debate. Everyone’s on pins and needles, we're so excited to see what really happens. How is Donald Trump preparing? I know you’ve compared him to Babe Ruth. What do you mean by that, and how is he preparing?

NEWT GINGRICH: I think it's very important to remember, Babe Ruth was a great game player, he was maybe the best all around baseball player in history, the guy was both a pitcher and the home run king, but Ruth was not a great practice athlete. He got a lot of extra adrenaline when it was a real game and something was at stake. Trump is a lot like that. He doesn't practice a whole lot, that's not his thing. But he listens carefully. You could tell that last night. You could tell it in his national security speech yesterday, which was, I think, very impressive and very thoughtful. And my guess is that what you're going to get is Donald Trump's going to come in ready, but he's going to come in as Donald Trump. Relaxed, cheerfully looking forward to it. Hillary will prepare, memorize, study. Have 27 different strategies lined up. She'll practice with 19 different people. And none of that will matter, because who are you going to recruit to pretend they're Donald Trump. Imagine you’re Hillary Clinton, you say “I want somebody to come in here and pretend they're Donald Trump.” It's impossible. There is no other Donald Trump than Donald Trump. It won't work.

BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): Mark Cuban says he’s waiting for the call, he would do it.

GINGRICH: Well, he can try to do it. But as interesting as Cuban is, I guarantee you, he does not have the speed and the assertiveness that Trump has. And by the way, we can send 16 Republican candidates to chat with Hillary and explain to her what it's like to try to take Trump on head to head in a debate.

Previously:

Fox News Doesn’t Ask Trump Adviser About Roger Ailes Helping Trump Prepare For Debates

On Fox, Rudy Giuliani Compares Trump Staff Shake-Up To Ronald Reagan Bringing In James Baker

Fox's Neil Cavuto Asks If Trump Is “Imitating The Likes Of John F. Kennedy” In Press Conferences