Gingrich justified his bold prediction by pointing to the rising cost of living, saying that anger over a perceived failure of the ruling Democrats will translate into a decisive number of people voting for their opponents.

“It’s just a question of on Election Day … when somebody goes in to vote, do they remember the last time they went to the grocery store? Do you remember the last time they filled up their car?” he said on Fox & Friends on Monday.

“But I think as real Americans face crime in the street, they face prices at the gas station, prices at the grocery store, and they’re going to start facing layoffs as the Federal Reserve keeps raising interest rates. I just think in the end, they go in and say, ‘This ain’t working,’ and they vote against the Democrats, and that means they vote Republican.”