PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Pete Buttigieg: “The average household now has paid about an extra thousand…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

Watch on YouTube

The Pete Buttigieg Episode | Lemonade Stand 🍋

Published | Video Starts at 40:42

Would you guys consider in South Bend just using the tariff money? Yeah, I just saw new numbers on the, on the tariff money. The average household now has paid about an extra thousand dollars last year alone and that's set to go up this year from the tariffs. So this idea that this is Just some abstract economic thing like this is hitting a lot of families that can't afford an extra thousand dollars right now. (40:42–40:50)

CLAIM

Asserts that tariffs have cost the average household an extra thousand 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.


Pete Buttigieg

Discover more from

Pete Buttigieg

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.