Politics | Donald Trump Trump to Endorse Gingrich—or Romney And Rick Santorum picks up Sharron Angle's support By Polly Davis Doig Posted Feb 2, 2012 6:52 AM CST Updated Feb 2, 2012 9:46 AM CST Copied Newt Gingrich speaks to the media at the Union League Club following an earlier meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower on December 5, 2011. (Getty Images) Leave it to Donald Trump to infuse Election 2012 with the eau de reality TV: The real estate mogul and self-styled GOP kingmaker yesterday promised a "major announcement" today, which was widely reported to be an endorsement of Newt Gingrich. Except now Politico, Drudge, and CNN are reporting that the Donald will instead endorse Mitt Romney at a 12:30pm Las Vegas news conference. What else would we expect from the man still considering a third-party run? Stay tuned. (Click to read Buzzfeed's collection of the funniest Trump-endorsement-related tweets.) As all eyes turn to Nevada, Rick Santorum has also nabbed a significant Tea Party endorsement: that of Sharron Angle, reports the National Review. Angle lauds Santorum's "continuous opposition to Amnesty, ObamaCare, the bail-outs, and cap and trade" as "a perfect fit with our main street Tea Party movement." (Click to read why no one cares who Trump gets behind.) Read These Next Scientists have discovered a huge added bonus of COVID vaccines. He took rocks he wasn't supposed to, then tragedy struck. Next year's COLA increase is up slightly from 2025. Author Michael Wolff has sued the first lady. Report an error