JOHN HEILEMANN (CO-HOST): Can we take a moment though just to pause on the thing President Obama was criticizing there in a fairly direct way, which was Newt Gingrich's comments last night, which were some of the most outrageous things I have heard a presidential candidate say in a long time. They’re more outrageous than the things Trump has proposed. They violate --

MARK HALPERIN (CO-HOST): Outrageous that Gingrich walked it back a bit today.

HEILEMANN: He started out last night basically saying anyone of the Muslim belief should be rounded up, questioned, we should find out if they believe in Sharia law, and if they do we have to deport them. I believe that violates at least three parts of the U.S. Constitution-- and that he said that it should be a felony for us to look at websites that have information about Al Qaeda or about ISIS on them. That would basically put most of the CIA and a fair number of journalists in jail, too. Insane. Insane.

HALPERIN: Gingrich put on display why a lot of people, including me, thought putting him on the ticket would risked having the running mate be the story more often than the top of the ticket.

Previously:

On Fox, Newt Gingrich Calls For Testing Everyone Of A “Muslim Background” In The US For Sharia Beliefs

Conservatives Ridicule Gingrich’s “Kooky” And “Embarrassing” Plan To Test American Muslims’ Faith

Muslim Columnist Slams Newt Gingrich's “Ignorance” In Wake Of Nice Attack