--- title: Women's March: Newt Gingrich Says Madonna Should Be Arrested description: Newt Gingrich says Madonna "ought to be arrested" over comments she made about blowing up the White House at the D.C. Women's March. canonical: https://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-23T19:45:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:53:46.435Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Newt Gingrich Says Madonna Should Be 'Arrested' og:description: After her Women's March statements og:url: https://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28ea4a8ec65d258c/6988b6d7428a9efc47cd596c/newt-gingrich.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Newt Gingrich And Jim DeMint Hold Discussion On Principles Of Trumpism og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Newt Gingrich Says Madonna Should Be 'Arrested' twitter:description: After her Women's March statements twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28ea4a8ec65d258c/6988b6d7428a9efc47cd596c/newt-gingrich.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Newt Gingrich Says Madonna Should Be 'Arrested' Over Women's March Statements ## Video: Madonna's Controversial Anti–Donald Trump Speech at Women’s March [Watch (HLS stream): Madonna's Controversial Anti–Donald Trump Speech at Women’s March](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZvYWUMiQ.m3u8) (0:53)  _Published 2017-01-23. Madonna took to Instagram on Sunday to clarify a controversial speech she delivered during the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Saturday._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jan 23, 2017 7:45 PM UTC  Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Dec. 13, 2016. Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Dec. 13, 2016.Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jan 23, 2017 7:45 PM UTC Former House Speaker [Newt Gingrich](http://time.com/4411514/republican-convention-newt-gingrich-mike-pence/) said singer Madonna “ought to be arrested” for her remarks at the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday. While addressing the crowd at [Saturday’s march](http://time.com/4642440/madonna-womens-march/?iid=sr-link1), Madonna said her “outrage” over the results of the election had led to violent thoughts. “Yes I am outraged,” she said. “Yes I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House, but I know that this won’t change anything. We cannot fall into despair” For this, Gingrich said during his [interview with Fox & Friends](http://video.foxnews.com/v/5293477926001/?playlist%5Fid=930909787001#sp=show-clips), she should be arrested. He also Madonna is a part of an “emerging left wing fascism.” As for Madonna, she clarified her statements in an [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/BPk8lY7AOTn/?taken-by=madonna&hl=en) Sunday. “I am not a violent person,” she wrote. “I do not promote violence and it’s important people hear and understand my speech in its entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context.” But Gingrich, who was aware of the clarification, was not convinced. “I love the left,” he said during his _interview. “_When they say, ‘I’ve dreamed about blowing up the White House’ they didn’t mean ‘I dreamed about blowing up the White House.’ Give me a break.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/"},"headline":"Newt Gingrich Says Madonna Should Be 'Arrested' Over Women's March Statements","datePublished":"2017-01-23T19:45:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:53:46.435Z","description":"Madonna said she thought about \"blowing up the White House\"","url":"https://time.com/4643858/womens-march-newt-gingrich-madonna/","keywords":["onetime","women's march"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28ea4a8ec65d258c/6988b6d7428a9efc47cd596c/newt-gingrich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28ea4a8ec65d258c/6988b6d7428a9efc47cd596c/newt-gingrich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Newt Gingrich And Jim DeMint Hold Discussion On Principles Of Trumpism","caption":"WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA) speaks during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation December 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. 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