Newt Gingrich is adding his name to the list of those who are not willing to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect.
In a Washington Times op-ed, the former speaker of the House expressed his frustration with how Democrats handled the 2016 election and how officials mishandled this year’s election.
“Having spent more than four years watching the left [Resist] President Donald Trump and focus entirely on undoing and undermining the 2016 election, it took me several days to understand the depth of my own feelings,” Gingrich wrote.
He added, “As I thought about it, I realized my anger and fear were not narrowly focused on votes. My unwillingness to relax and accept that the election grew out of a level of outrage and alienation unlike anything I had experienced in more than 60 years involvement in public affairs.”
Gingrich argued Democrats and Republicans live in “alternative worlds.”
He noted when Trump was elected in 2016 “it was blamed on the Russians.”
Gingrich accused former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s team of fueling the “lie.”
He slammed the media for spreading misinformation.
“The national liberal media aided and abetted every step of the way. All this was purely an attempt to cripple the new president and lead to the appointment of a special counsel — who ultimately produced nothing,” Gingrich wrote.
He argued Republicans are being told to accept the election results even though Democrats talked about Trump’s “impeachment before he even took office.”
Gingrich made it clear it was more than just the votes making him frustrated.
He took aim at social media giants and their efforts to censor a story on Hunter Biden.
“When Twitter and Facebook censored the oldest and fourth largest newspaper (founded by Alexander Hamilton) because it accurately reported news that could hurt Mr. Biden’s chances — where were The New York Times and The Washington Post?” Gingrich said.
He went on, “Typically, newspapers and media outlets band together when press freedom is threatened by censorship. Where was the sanctimonious ‘democracy dies in darkness?’ Tragically, The Washington Post is now part of the darkness.”
Gingrich pointed out allegations of widespread voter fraud and other factors that led to Biden’s win.
“Officials in virtually every swing state broke their states’ own laws to send out millions of ballots or ballot applications to every registered voter,” he wrote.
He continued, “In addition, it’s clear that virtually every swing state essentially suspended normal requirements for verifying absentee ballots. Rejection rates were an order of magnitude lower than in a normal year.”
Gingrich closed his op-ed by reiterating Biden’s victory is a result of “a four-year establishment-media power grab.”
He explained, “It has been perpetrated by people who have broken the law, cheated the country of information, and smeared those of us who believe in America over China, history over revisionism, and the liberal ideal of free expression over cancel culture.”
Gingrich concluded, “I write this in genuine sorrow because I think we are headed toward a serious, bitter struggle in America. This extraordinary, coordinated four-year power grab threatens the fabric of our country and the freedom of every American.”