PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Nancy Pelosi: “If a president of the United States wants to encourage…”

Featuring: Nancy Pelosi, Democratic | Speaker Emerita, U.S. House California, District 11

Watch on YouTube

Principals Live with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi

Published | Video Starts at 20:33

I asked you this because not too long ago, you oversaw the $2 billion that was allocated to strengthening or protecting the capital. So just curious if you. Yeah, well, I think that we saw very clearly that If a president of the United States wants to encourage insurrection on the capital of the United States, then we'll need to protect it further. No one would ever suspect that such a thing would be necessary in our country. But the fact is that there has to be further fortified and a great deal of protection on certain occasions. (20:33–20:48)

CLAIM

Asserts that if a president encourages insurrection, further protection of the Capitol is necessary.

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.


Nancy Pelosi

Discover more from

Nancy Pelosi

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.