“taking care of my premature newborn infant twins. The work that we are doing is joyful, fulfilling, wonderful work.”
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Pete Buttigieg
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg is an American politician and former naval officer who served as the 19th United States secretary of transportation from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020.
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2026· 23 entries
Published video “Pete Buttigieg Takes on Trump’s Failures, Live on MS NOW”.
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“Our service members are paying the heaviest price for Trump’s new Middle East war. The very least he can do as Commander-in-Chief is support them, not insult them.”
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“There’s no such thing as a permanently “red” state, and that's certainly true of Indiana. I've seen how great Hoosier Democrats can surprise the pundits and win, in uphill districts and statewide.”
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“I first met @rebeccaforwi.bsky.social at a town hall in La Crosse back in January, where people were incredibly discouraged by Derrick Van Orden’s refusal to face his own constituents. Rebecca will never turn her back on the people she serves - and I’m proud to support her in this critical race.”
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“@lukebronin.bsky.social has the energy and vision that Democrats need in Congress, and I'm proud to be counted among his supporters in this campaign. He's ready to get to work to fix our broken political system and deliver for his community. Onward to November!”
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“Most of us actually agree on the biggest things we must do to make life better in this country - despite what the people in power right now want you to believe.”
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Published video “Most of us actually agree on the biggest things we must do to make life better in this country.”.
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Published video “Want Change? You're Not Alone.”.
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“The stakes are high this November - and people from across the country are watching to see if we'll come together to win. I know we will.”
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Published video “Saying “the system is broken” has become a cliché. So why aren't we taking big swings to fix it?”.
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“The fact that the system is broken is so obvious that it has become a cliché when politicians say it. So why aren't we taking the necessary big swings to fix it?”
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Published video “So much depends on the idea of belonging.”.
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“So much depends on the idea of belonging.”
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Published video “Wherever you sit in this big tent of ours, remember just how much we agree on.”.
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“Wherever you sit in this big tent of ours, remember just how much we agree on - with each other, and with a strong majority of voters.”
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Published video “This is our moment to build a strong coalition that can win and deliver a better everyday life.”.
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“This is our moment to pull together and build a strong coalition that can win, govern, and deliver a better everyday life in America.”
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Published video “Pete Rallies with Michigan Dems, Live from Detroit, MI”.
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Published video “The American dream is on the ropes, because the American political system has broken down.”.
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Published video “My thoughts on Marco Rubio”.
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With sources saying that he was instead mulling a run for president in 2028
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Buttigieg did not respond when asked by Politico if he would reject support from AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobby group
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2025· 5 entries
Claimed: “The Biden administration began “a long-term communications fix that is still underway that [President Donald Trump] is now passing off as his idea.”” — rated Not the whole story by FactCheck.org.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In November 2025, former U.S. President Barack Obama and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg unveiled a plan called "Project Unity" that boosted support for Democratic candidates.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Netflix to launch documentary titled "A spectacular life" about Pete Buttigieg” Spam Site.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Pete Buttigieg in November, 2025 announced he is running for President in 2028.” AI & Scam.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Pete Buttigieg just opened America's first 100% free homeless hospital.” Didn't Happen.
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2024· 9 entries
Buttigieg announced that a rule had taken effect requiring airlines to automatically provide refunds to passengers whose flights are canceled and do not accept another flight, as well as if paid services are not provided
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Breaking: Pete Buttigieg reveals that he is HIV-positive.”” Pants on Fire.
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Claimed: “"Crime was higher on (Trump’s) watch."” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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Claimed: “Gov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.” — rated Mostly True by PolitiFact.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “Photo shows Pete Buttigieg using a device that allows a man to simulate breastfeeding a baby.” False.
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Claimed: ““Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.”” — rated Mostly True by PolitiFact.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.”” False.
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PolitiFact rated the claim “Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg blamed the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s collapse on “racism.”” False.
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Buttigieg was considered as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris, though he was ultimately not selected
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2023· 2 entries
NTSB released a preliminary report stating that the wheel bearings overheated, with temperatures as high as 253 °F (141 °C) above the ambient temperature
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A freight train carrying vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, ethylhexyl acrylate and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether derailed along the Norfolk Southern Railway in East Palestine, Ohio
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2022· 2 entries
Such as Southwest Airlines' holiday meltdown, Buttigieg faced criticism for not taking enough action to penalize negligent airlines
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When the company cancelled flights and left more than 2 million passengers stranded
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2021· 7 entries
That they had adopted two newborn fraternal twins
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That he and his husband had become parents
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With the goal of helping minorities and disadvantaged individuals
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By a vote of 86–13, making him the first openly gay Cabinet secretary in U
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With a vote of 86–13, and was sworn in the next morning
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Buttigieg announced on August 17, 2021, that he and his husband had become parents.
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Career landmark: United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–2025).
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2020· 7 entries
Biden announced that he would nominate Buttigieg as his Secretary of Transportation
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Buttigieg was again mentioned as a possible nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador to China or Secretary of Transportation
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Buttigieg was announced to be a member of the advisory council of the Biden-Harris Transition Team that was planning the presidential transition of Joe Biden
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The University of Notre Dame announced that it had hired Buttigieg as a teacher and researcher for the 2020–21 academic year
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And endorsed Joe Biden the following day
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Buttigieg called for modifying the structure of defense spending, while suggesting that he might favor an overall increase in defense spending
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Campaign: 2020 presidential election.
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2019· 6 entries
Published his debut book, autobiography Shortest Way Home
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Buttigieg announced that he was forming an exploratory committee to run for President of the United States in the upcoming 2020 election
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“We will remain open to working with a regime like the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the benefit of the American people. But we can no longer sell out our deepest values for the sake of fossil fuel access and lucrative business deals.”
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Buttigieg called for the United States to decriminalize mental illness and addiction via initiatives such as re-entry programs
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Buttigieg asked for the city to be released from an agreement with the EPA brokered under his mayoral predecessor Steve Luecke, in which South Bend had agreed to make hundreds of millions of dollars in further improvemen
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Buttigieg labeled himself both as a progressive and a democratic capitalist but has simultaneously downplayed this, saying "these labels are becoming less and less useful" and that political ideology has "never been less
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2018· 2 entries
In a private ceremony at the Cathedral of St
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Buttigieg said he favored Medicare for All
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2017· 2 entries
During the Trump administration, when the Department of Transportation returned to rules established during the Reagan administration, which banned geographic-based hiring preferences
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It was announced that the long-abandoned Studebaker Building 84, also known as Ivy Tower, would have its exterior renovated with $3
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2016· 2 entries
And the project was officially completed in 2017
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Hoping that the redevelopment would facilitate industrial and housing units
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2015· 3 entries
During the controversy over Indiana Senate Bill 101 – the original version of which was widely criticized for allowing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people – Buttigieg emerged as a leadin
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Buttigieg was re-elected, coming out as gay earlier that year
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That Boykins's recordings violated the Federal Wiretap Act
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2014· 1 entry
That he would seek a second term in 2015
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2013· 1 entry
Performed with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra as a guest piano soloist with Ben Folds
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2012· 2 entries
When he decided to ask for Boykins's resignation
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Career landmark: Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020).
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2010· 2 entries
For retaining the military's don't ask, don't tell policy, which Bayh had voted to repeal
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In order to focus full-time on his campaign for Indiana state treasurer
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2008· 2 entries
Buttigieg wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling on the United States to support the de facto independent Republic of Somaliland
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To become research director for Jill Long Thompson's unsuccessful campaign for Indiana governor
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2007· 3 entries
Began three years of work at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company
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Buttigieg became a consultant at the Chicago office of McKinsey & Company, where he worked on energy, retail, economic development, and logistics for three years
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Received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class honours in philosophy, politics, and economics after studying at Pembroke College, Oxford
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2006· 1 entry
Lent assistance to Joe Donnelly's successful congressional campaign
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Rhodes Scholarship (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
And was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa
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Studied at Harvard College (2004).
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2000· 1 entry
Buttigieg was one of two students chosen to be a delegate from Indiana to the United States Senate Youth Program, an annual scholarship competition sponsored jointly by the U
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1982· 2 entries
Born 1982-01-19.
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In South Bend, Indiana, to Jennifer "Anne" Montgomery and Joseph Anthony Buttigieg II
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