Newt Gingrich faces criticism for controversial take on Paris attacks

The ex-Georgia lawmaker and one-time Republican presidential candidate sent the tweet below as part of a series of dispatches about the coordinated terror attacks, which have killed more than 100 people in Paris.

The reaction was swift. BuzzFeed reports that Mark Owen, a broadcaster on the France 24 network, accused Gingrich on air of capitalizing on a crisis to advance a political agenda. "Newt Gingrich, shame on you," he said.

There was no shortage of blowback on Twitter as well, including these responses:

Even some conservatives were urging caution about making that argument. Consider this post from Erick Erickson, the Georgia shock jock.