Editing Newt Gingrich (section)

=== 2020 election ===
While ballots were being counted during the 2020 election, Gingrich supported President Trump in his [[Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud|attempt to win re-election]] and called on him to stop the vote counts after unsubstantiated allegations of fraud emerged.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2020|title=Newt Gringrich tells Trump to be 'presidential' and sue to stop vote counts|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/newt-gingrich-trump-conspiracy-voting-lawsuit-election-b1596490.html|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|archive-date=November 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122132244/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/newt-gingrich-trump-conspiracy-voting-lawsuit-election-b1596490.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the 2020 election, Gingrich made unsupported claims of election fraud and refused to acknowledge [[Joe Biden]]'s victory.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baragona|first=Justin|date=December 3, 2020|title=Newt Gingrich Upset at 'Totally Destructive' Pro-Trump Lawyers He Helped Embolden|language=en|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/newt-gingrich-upset-at-totally-destructive-pro-trump-lawyers-he-helped-embolden|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Czachor|first=Emily|date=December 22, 2020|title=Trump would've won election if Americans knew pandemic was "almost over": Gingrich|url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-wouldve-won-election-if-americans-knew-pandemic-was-almost-over-gingrich-1556741|access-date=January 31, 2021|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en}}</ref> He called for the arrest of poll workers in Pennsylvania following the election.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baragona|first=Justin|date=November 6, 2020|title=Newt Gingrich: Bill Barr Should Arrest Poll Workers|language=en|work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/newt-gingrich-calls-on-attorney-general-bill-barr-to-arrest-poll-workers|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109000636/https://www.thedailybeast.com/newt-gingrich-calls-on-attorney-general-bill-barr-to-arrest-poll-workers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ankel|first=Sophia|title=Citing zero evidence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calls on Attorney General Bill Barr to send federal agents to arrest election workers in Pennsylvania|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/newt-gingrich-asks-attorney-general-bill-barr-arrest-poll-workers-2020-11|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=[[Business Insider]]|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107062844/https://www.businessinsider.com/newt-gingrich-asks-attorney-general-bill-barr-arrest-poll-workers-2020-11|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Corasaniti|first1=Nick|last2=Rutenberg|first2=Jim|last3=Gray|first3=Kathleen|date=November 19, 2020|title=Threats and Tensions Rise as Trump and Allies Attack Elections Process|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/politics/trump-election.html|access-date=November 19, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119115121/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/us/politics/trump-election.html|url-status=live}}</ref>