“MAYOR” Pete Buttigieg has become the latest Democrat to join the 2020 US presidential race – hoping to be the first openly gay major White House contender. The little-known India…
"MAYOR" Pete Buttigieg has become the latest Democrat to join the 2020 US presidential race - hoping to be the first openly gay major White House contender.
At the age of 37, he would be the youngest US president in history should he take office in over a year's time."More than a little bold, at age 37, to seek the highest office in the land." He has also developed a strong social media following with his message that the country needs "a new generation of leadership."
Buttigieg says the best way for Democrats to defeat Trump may be to nominate a mayor experienced in helping to revive a Midwestern city once described as "dying," rather than a politician who has spent years "marinating" in Washington.
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