Former Speaker Newt Gingrich Newton (Newt) Leroy GingrichMORE (R-Ga.) said in an interview with The New York Times that President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE has moved away from any focus on legislation and is instead battling Democrats ahead of his reelection fight in 2020.

The longtime Trump ally told the Times that the president was no longer primarily focused on any policy items and was rather in full campaign mode.

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“I think he doesn’t mind if it happens, but it’s not his primary focus,” Gingrich said of new legislation passing Congress. “His primary focus is to so thoroughly define Democrats as the party of the radical left. I think that matters much more to him than any particular bill.”

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) agreed with Gingrich's assessment, noting that some Democrats are calling for impeachment proceedings to begin in the House. Such an atmosphere, Santorum argued, made any legislative deals between Democrats in Congress and the White House impossible.

“I don’t see the president at this point doing anything with those guys, not as long as they’re coming after him with impeachment,” Santorum told the Times. “He’s at war.”

Trump has focused his criticism on four freshman Democratic congresswomen of color in recent weeks, attacking their progressive policies and tweeting that they should "go back" to the "countries" they came from, despite the fact that three of them were born in the U.S.

The four lawmakers, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Democrats scramble on COVID-19 relief amid division, Trump surprise MORE (D-Minn.) Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley Ayanna PressleyFauci, Black Lives Matter founders included on Time's 100 Most Influential People list Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' Pressley applauded on House floor after moving speech on living with alopecia MORE (D-Mass.), have denounced the president's attacks as racist, as did a majority of House lawmakers in a resolution last week.