{"slug": "newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to", "title": "Newt Gingrich’s ambassador wife trolled for ‘robotic’ World Cup message as USMNT returns to action", "summary": "Callista Gingrich, US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and wife of Newt Gingrich, was mocked on social media for a 'robotic' video message welcoming fans to the 2026 World Cup as the USMNT faced Australia. Critics compared her delivery to AI-generated speech.", "body_md": "[Independent TV](/tv)\n\n## Showing now | News\n\n00:35\n\n# Newt Gingrich’s ambassador wife trolled for ‘robotic’ World Cup message as USMNT returns to action\n\nCallista Gingrich’s “robotic” video message to [World Cup 2026](/topic/world-cup-2026) fans has been mocked by social media users as Team USA returns to action against Australia.\n\nIn a video message posted just before the tournament began, the current US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and wife of former House Speaker [Newt Gingrich](/topic/newt-gingrich), said that the 11 host cities in the US were “eagerly awaiting” [thousands of fans ](/tv/sport/england-world-cup-dallas-pub-video-b2997470.html)for the competition.\n\n“We look forward to welcoming you to the United States for this historic tournament,” she said as she addressed the camera.\n\nSocial media users flooded the comment section with remarks about Ms Gingrich’s awkward delivery, with many comparing it to AI.\n\n“Ah yes thank you fellow human (totally real human) you are doing amazing being a real human today!,” joked one user.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to", "canonical_source": "https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/world-cup-us-australia-newt-gingrich-callista-video-b2999143.html", "published_at": "2026-06-19 12:51:29+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-19 13:06:53.191941+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Callista Gingrich", "Newt Gingrich", "USMNT", "World Cup 2026", "Switzerland", "Liechtenstein"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/newt-gingrichs-ambassador-wife-trolled-for-robotic-world-cup-message-as-usmnt-to.jsonld"}}