“...take the heat...”
Um, I think that’s putting it mildly. It is kinda like saying he is prepared to “take the heat” by talking about his alien abduction experience”.
i.e. it will not go well for him politically.
It is abundantly clear the MSM won’t go after Newt Gringo much on this because they AGREE WITH HIM!!! Perhaps Neuter can run as Obama’s VP if things don’t work out in the primary?