PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Gabe Evans: “The Major Cities Chiefs association evaluated the Colorado…”

Featuring: Gabe Evans, Republican | U.S. Representative, Colorado's 8th Congressional District

Watch on YouTube

Rep. Gabe Evans compares 2020 civil rights protests to January 6th

Published | Video Starts at 01:13

… late May 2020, while the legislature was in session, resulting in the legislature having to suspend their business an unprecedented number of times. And in the aftermath of those riots, The Major Cities Chiefs association evaluated the Colorado riots at the state Capitol as the third most violent riots in the nation in terms of officers, injured, weapons, saf. I forget all of the metrics that they use. So the question to you is, do you think it's fair to focus on public disorder that occurs at one capitol and not mention or bring up disorder and violence that occurs at another capitol? (01:13–01:30)

CLAIM

Asserts that the Major Cities Chiefs association ranked the Colorado state Capitol riots as the third most violent in the nation.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Gabe Evans

Discover more from

Gabe Evans

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.