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200 quotes from Newt Gingrich
“This is a populist movement.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024   •   Gingrich describing Trump's political coalition.
PBS FRONTLINE
“This is a different Republican Party.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024
PBS FRONTLINE
“You can design it in a way that it has a huge impact.”
— Newt Gingrich
January 1, 2022   •   Gingrich discussing a proposed Republican governing agenda.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“We need somebody who can debate Barack Obama.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 29, 2011   •   Gingrich arguing for his own qualifications during his 2012 presidential campaign.
PBS NewsHour
“This is not over.”
— Newt Gingrich
November 1, 2020   •   Gingrich discussing Trump's challenges to the 2020 election result.
Fox News
“The terms were simple.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 27, 2024   •   Gingrich reflecting on the Contract with America three decades later.
Gingrich 360
“He didn't back down.”
— Newt Gingrich
June 1, 2017   •   Gingrich describing Jeff Sessions.
Fox News Hannity
“This is a fight over America's future.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026
Public commentary
“You're going to see an explosion of rage over the next few weeks.”
— Newt Gingrich
November 4, 2020   •   Gingrich predicting public reaction to allegations about the 2020 election.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“The Democrats have become an anti-American party.”
— Newt Gingrich
June 20, 2019   •   Gingrich's political characterization of the Democratic Party.
Fox News The Ingraham Angle
“This, by the way, is a pretty sick establishment.”
— Newt Gingrich
January 27, 2012   •   Gingrich describing Washington's political establishment.
Fox News On the Record
“There's no positive, visionary, moral reason for this guy to come out of retirement.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 25, 2019   •   Gingrich's political assessment of Joe Biden's entry into the 2020 presidential race.
Fox News
“We have every right to defend our border.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 1, 2018
Fox News
“We promised to schedule votes in the first 100 days.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 27, 2024   •   Gingrich explaining what House Republicans actually promised in the Contract with America.
Gingrich 360
“They have no case.”
— Newt Gingrich
January 1, 2020   •   Gingrich's opinion regarding the first Trump impeachment case. Trump was impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.
Fox News
“No one person can achieve change on this scale.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 29, 2011   •   Gingrich arguing that major political changes require sustained citizen involvement.
American Presidency Project
“Steal the election in Philadelphia.”
— Newt Gingrich
November 4, 2020   •   Gingrich alleged Democrats were stealing the presidential election in Philadelphia. Reviews and litigation did not substantiate fraud sufficient to alter Pennsylvania's certified result.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“There are a number of Republicans who don't get it.”
— Newt Gingrich
June 1, 2017
Fox News Hannity