Bachmann sharpens attacks on Gingrich

She also faulted him for having been a Washington insider for more than three decades. Bachmann has served in the House since 2007.

Not all of the Minnesota congresswoman’s jabs were reserved for Gingrich.

{mosads}“If you look at Mitt Romney, he has the same problem,” she said, pointing to his earlier support for abortion rights and claiming he signed almost 200 marriage licenses for gay couples as governor of Massachusetts.

Asked whether her opposition to the immigration policy set forth by Gingrich means she wanted 11 million illegal immigrants deported, Bachmann emphasized the importance of border security, but said those in the country illegally must fall under the purview of the “very good laws” the United States already has on the books.

“If that means deportation, we need to have deportation,” she said.