Editing Newt Gingrich (section)

== Political positions ==
{{Main|Political positions of Newt Gingrich}}
[[File:Newt Gingrich (52586066822).jpg|right|thumb|Gingrich in 2022, addressing people at AmericaFest]]
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[[File:Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Congressman Jay Kim (R-Calif.) face North Korea from the Joint Security Area (JSA) A1501-SCN-97-0027-003.jpg|thumb|Gingrich and Congressmen [[Jay Kim]] and [[Ed Royce (politician)|Ed Royce]] face [[North Korea]] from the [[Joint Security Area]] in 1997]]
Gingrich is most widely identified with the 1994 [[Contract with America]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2011/0511/Election-101-Ten-questions-about-Newt-Gingrich-as-a-presidential-candidate/What-does-he-have-going-for-him |title=Election 101: Ten questions about Newt Gingrich as a presidential candidate (3. What does he have going for him?) |newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=May 11, 2011 |author=Haq, Husna |access-date=June 26, 2011 |archive-date=May 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515201922/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2011/0511/Election-101-Ten-questions-about-Newt-Gingrich-as-a-presidential-candidate/What-does-he-have-going-for-him |url-status=live }}</ref> He is a founder of [[American Solutions for Winning the Future]]. More recently, Gingrich has advocated replacing the [[Environmental Protection Agency]] with a proposed "Environmental Solutions Agency".<ref>{{cite news |agency=AP Interview |title=Gingrich calls for replacing EPA |first=Mike |last=Glover |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/25/AR2011012503687.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 25, 2011 |access-date=February 1, 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

He favors an immigration border policy and a [[guest worker program]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Winning the Future|last=Gingrich|first=Newt|year=2006|publisher=Regnery|location=Washington DC|isbn=978-1-59698-007-5|url=https://archive.org/details/winningfuture2100ging}}</ref> In terms of energy policy, he has argued in favor of [[flexible-fuel vehicle|flex-fuel]] mandates for cars sold in the U.S. and promoted the use of [[ethanol]] generally.<ref name=Adler>[[Jonathan H. Adler|Adler, Jonathan]] (January 26, 2011) [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/258125/newt-hearts-ethanol-jonathan-h-adler Newt Hearts Ethanol] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612012305/http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/258125/newt-hearts-ethanol-jonathan-h-adler|date=June 12, 2016}}, ''[[National Review]]''; accessed December 8, 2016.</ref> In August 2021 Gingrich was said to have echoed the [[Great Replacement]] theory during a Fox News interview.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bolies |first=Corbin |date=August 4, 2021 |title=Newt Gingrich Goes Full 'Great Replacement Theory' on Fox |language=en |work=[[The Daily Beast]]|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/newt-gingrich-goes-full-great-replacement-theory-in-maria-bartiromo-interview-on-fox-business |access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>

Gingrich has taken a dim view of [[Multilateralism|internationalism]] and the United Nations. He said in 2015, "after several years of looking at the UN, I can report to you that it is sufficiently corrupt and sufficiently inefficient that no reasonable person would put faith in it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/newt-gingrich-ii|title=Newt Gingrich on America and the State of the World|access-date=March 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020162831/http://conversationswithbillkristol.org/video/newt-gingrich-ii|archive-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>

In 2007, Gingrich authored a book, ''[[Rediscovering God in America]]''.

Gingrich's later books take a large-scale policy focus, including ''Winning the Future'', and the most recent, ''[[To Save America]]''. Gingrich has identified education as "the number one factor in our future prosperity", and has partnered with [[Al Sharpton]] and Education Secretary [[Arne Duncan]] on education issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33931557 |title=Meet the Press Transcript |first=David |last=Gregory |date=November 15, 2009 |work=Meet the Press |publisher=[[NBC News]] |access-date=April 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122132246/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33931557 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he previously opposed gay marriage, in December 2012, Gingrich suggested that Republicans should reconsider their opposition to it.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/20/newt-gingrich-republicans-gay-marriage| title=Newt Gingrich urges Republicans to rethink opposition to gay marriage| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]| date=December 20, 2012| last1=McCarthy| first1=Tom| access-date=December 17, 2016| archive-date=February 6, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130206154501/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/20/newt-gingrich-republicans-gay-marriage| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Gingrich sent a letter to [[John Koza|Dr. John Koza]] of [[National Popular Vote Inc.|National Popular Vote, Inc.]] endorsing the [[National Popular Vote Interstate Compact]], under which participating states would award their [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] votes to the winner of the national popular vote of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/newt-gingrich-endorses-national-popular-vote|title=Newt Gingrich Endorses National Popular Vote|date=February 1, 2016|website=National Popular Vote|language=en|access-date=January 10, 2020|archive-date=June 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626133330/https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/newt-gingrich-endorses-national-popular-vote|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 14, 2016, Gingrich stated that he believes that Americans of Muslim backgrounds who believe in [[Sharia law]] should be deported,<ref name="GingrichSupportsExpellingMuslims">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=David |date=July 15, 2016 |title=Newt Gingrich: Muslims who believe in sharia law should be expelled from US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/15/newt-gingrich-muslims-sharia-law-donald-trump#:~:text=Newt%20Gingrich%2C%20the%20former%20House,civilisation%20is%20in%20a%20war. |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=Washington |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="ObamaDestroysGingrich">{{cite news |last1=Tatum |first1=Sophie |last2=Kludt |first2=Tom |last3=Malloy |first3=Allie |date=July 15, 2016 |title=In swipe at Gingrich, Obama rejects 'repugnant' call to test Muslims |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/politics/newt-gingrich-hannity-interview/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref><ref name="GingrichOutrageousCallDeportPractisingMuslims">{{cite news |last=Graham |first=David A. |date=July 15, 2016 |title=Gingrich's Outrageous Call to Deport All Practicing U.S. Muslims |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/newt-gingrich-sharia-nice/491474/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref> and that visiting websites that promote the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] or [[Al-Qaeda]] should be a felony.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/753786289355358208 |title=Newt Gingrich Fox News Transcript |date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=Media Matters for America |access-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-date=July 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722095900/https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/753786289355358208 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some observers have questioned whether these views violate the free speech and free exercise of religion clauses of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newt Gingrich just said the US should deport all Muslims who believe in Sharia|first=Libby|last=Nelson|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12196482/newt-gingrich-muslims-sharia|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016|archive-date=July 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716133319/http://www.vox.com/2016/7/14/12196482/newt-gingrich-muslims-sharia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gingrich also tosses out the 1st A, saying "anybody who goes on a website favoring" terrorist groups, "that should be a felony."|url=https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/753809326486097921|first=Alexandra|last=Jaffe|date=July 14, 2016|publisher=NBC Politics|access-date=July 15, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722100017/https://twitter.com/ajjaffe/status/753809326486097921|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 21, 2016, Gingrich argued that members of [[NATO]] "ought to worry" about a U.S. commitment to their defense. He expanded, saying, "They ought to worry about commitment under any circumstances. Every president has been saying that the NATO countries do not pay their fair share". He also stated that, in the context of whether the United States would provide aid to Estonia (a NATO member) in the event of a Russian invasion, he "would think about it a great deal".<ref>{{cite news|title=Newt Gingrich: NATO countries "ought to worry" about U.S. commitment|first=Reena|last=Flores|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/newt-gingrich-trump-would-reconsider-his-obligation-to-nato|work=[[CBS News]]|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2016|archive-date=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722122413/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/newt-gingrich-trump-would-reconsider-his-obligation-to-nato/|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to ''Science'' magazine, Gingrich changed his view on climate change "from cautious skeptic in the late 1980s to believer in the late 2000s to skeptic again during the [2016] campaign."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/newt-gingrich-major-trump-ally-has-complicated-love-affair-science|title=Newt Gingrich, a major Trump ally, has a complicated love affair with science|last1=Malakoff|first1=David|website=Science {{!}} AAAS|access-date=January 2, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103004924/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/newt-gingrich-major-trump-ally-has-complicated-love-affair-science|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2022, Gingrich characterized the [[United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack|House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack]] as "basically a lynch mob" that was violating laws and trampling on civil liberties, suggesting committee members might be jailed if Republicans took control of the House in that year's election.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pengelly |first1=Martin |title=Outrage as Newt Gingrich says Capitol attack investigators could be jailed |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/24/newt-gingrich-capitol-attack-committee-jail |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>