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Bill Nelson stated on June 07, 2013 in a letter to Gov. Rick Scott:

If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA."

By Katie Sanders• June 18, 2013

Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2021 in a post on Facebook:

“500 National Guardsmen being called to Kenosha ahead of the Rittenhouse verdict. Had they done this in the first place, there wouldn’t have been a trial.”

By Monique Curet• November 17, 2021

Ruben Gallego stated on April 03, 2018 in a tweet:

"For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year."

By Jon Greenberg• April 5, 2018

Eric Swalwell stated on November 12, 2018 in a tweet:

"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."

By Manuela Tobias• November 15, 2018

Glenn Beck stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on his radio program:

"The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings."

By Robert Farley• August 27, 2010

Joe Theismann stated on July 09, 2015 in a discussion on "Outnumbered":

"We don’t have a (military) reserve force if something happens."

By Katie Sanders• July 14, 2015

Wayne LaPierre stated on February 13, 2013 in an article in the Daily Caller:

Says after Hurricane Sandy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg "refused to allow the National Guard into the city to restore civil order because Guardsmen carry guns!"

By Becky Bowers• February 20, 2013

Facebook posts stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says Joe Biden didn’t act in response to the emergency in Texas.

By Samantha Putterman• February 19, 2021

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2021 in an interview:

Says he requested “10,000 National Guardsmen” for his Jan. 6 rally, but Nancy Pelosi “rejected it.”

By Tom Kertscher• March 2, 2021

Rick Perry stated on April 05, 2013 in an interview on CNN.:

Says he has "yet to get a response" from Barack Obama to his August 2010 letter making border security requests.

By W. Gardner Selby• April 25, 2013

Leticia Van de Putte stated on August 29, 2014 in a press release:

"Our men and women of the Guard have been forced to contact food banks to feed themselves."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 19, 2014

India Walton stated on September 09, 2021 in a debate:

Under Mayor Byron Brown, “we’ve been defunding community centers, our pools were closed this summer, we’ve been defunding senior and youth services.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 24, 2021

Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2024 in a video posted on Facebook.:

The Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”

By Madison Czopek• March 20, 2024

Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post:

“Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!"

By Bill McCarthy, Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2021

Instagram posts stated on January 21, 2021 in an Instagram post:

National Guard members turned their backs on Biden’s motorcade on Inauguration Day.

By Samantha Putterman• January 22, 2021

Tom Bossert stated on September 11, 2017 in a White House press briefing:

The mobilization of the military in response to the storms in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands "is the largest ever mobilization of our military in a naval and marine operation" and an Air Force carrier there "was the first-ever as well."

By Allison Graves• September 14, 2017

Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.

By Miriam Valverde• January 16, 2021

Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Snapchat screenshot:

Says "special military helicopters will spray pesticide against the Corona virus in the skies all over the country."

By Daniel Funke• March 24, 2020

Doonesbury stated on June 14, 2015 in the strip about Greg Abbott and the Jade Helm military exercise:

Greg Abbott "activated the state guard to monitor" Jade Helm 15 "in case the troops try to impose martial law, disarm innocent Texans, and detain them in tunnels beneath closed Walmart stores."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 19, 2015

Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2023 in an Instagram reel:

“They brought in 25,000 (National Guard members) because Biden couldn't get enough people to his inauguration.”

By Sara Swann• September 27, 2023

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