Newt to Announce Prez Bid Wednesday

The AP reports:

A spokesman for Newt Gingrich says the former House speaker is running for president.

Rick Tyler told The Associated Press that Gingrich will make it official Wednesday with announcements on Facebook and Twitter. He will give an interview to Fox News later that night.

Gingrich is set to address the Georgia Republican Party Convention on Friday in Macon, Ga.

“That will be his first speech as a presidential candidate,” Tyler said.

Gingrich has made no secret of his White House ambitions. He’s been raising money and assembling a campaign team for months. Last week The AP reported that the Gingrich camp had quietly opened a campaign headquarters in Atlanta.

Getting into the race marks a comeback attempt by the former Georgia congressman who stepped down from the House after four tumultuous years as speaker.