PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Greg Casar: “It costs millions of dollars to go and deploy the National…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

Watch on YouTube

Congressman Greg Casar Criticizes National Guard Deployment and Trump's Immigration Policies

Published | Video Starts at 02:00

Well, look, our National Guardsmen and the people who signed up for, for example, the United States Marines that Donald Trump is trying to use as political pawns, they have a critical mission and It costs millions of dollars to go and deploy the National Guard. And so it's clear that those Guardsmen aren't doing what they were trained to do, nor what they signed up to do. (02:00–02:05)

CLAIM

Asserts that deploying the National Guard incurs a cost of millions of dollars.

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.


Greg Casar

Discover more from

Greg Casar

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.