Democratic Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg has lashed out at Donald Trump following a trifecta of shootings over the weekend.
While appearing on CNN August 6, the South Bend, IN Mayor criticized Trump for his violent rhetoric, and for stirring up white nationalist hatred during his presidency. When asked whether Buttigieg would accept a visit from the President if the shooting had been in South Bend, the mayor gave an unequivocal no. Trump has been uninvited to El Paso, Texas–a site of one of the shootings–by the local mayor.
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“Ordinarily… [a mayor] would automatically welcome a visit from a President of either party,” Buttigieg said, “because you know that he would be there to help you…to help bring people together, to help those who are hurting, and to help keep people safe. The problem is, right now, we’ve got a President right now who is part of the problem and incapable of bringing people together. This morning, he was on Twitter doing the exact opposite. The whole idea of the symbolic role of the presidency–which is just as important as the policy role–is that it is an office that can bring people together.” “Sadly,” Buttigieg added, “we are lacking that critical function of the Presidency. When [Trump] shows up, you know the politics and the divisiveness will be part of what he brings to the town.”
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When asked what Trump should do, Buttigieg didn’t mince words. “It’s too late for him not to be a white nationalist, and to not bear some responsibility for what’s happened here,” he said. “What he could do is refrain from divisive and politicizing rhetoric, and focus on making something happen. How about some action? I remember his inaugural speech where he said American carnage stops right now. I remember back when he said he was going to actually do something about guns before the NRA [National Rifle Association] put him in his place and reminded him that he’s not allowed to say that.”
Buttigieg also unveiled his own plan for gun control.
"Anyone can have a slingshot, nobody can have a nuclear weapon," says Mayor Buttigieg about his plan to have stricter gun laws. "We have decided all along that there's a line to be drawn somewhere. Clearly we need to draw that line tighter."https://t.co/hmzJ6fguwO pic.twitter.com/i7ZqwRKruK
— New Day (@NewDay) August 6, 2019
rustyiam
It didn’t take long for Pete to exploit these tragedies for his own political gain! He was out with the statements just a few hours after El Paso!
truthseeker
So was Beto. There is even a video of Beto laughing about the shootings.
TedV
You’re an idiot. Watch the whole tape.
Hdtex
What a moronic thing to say
Bob Eckert
Pete has been talking about the need to confront white nationalist terrorism and take assault rifles out of civilian hands for months. He is the only candidate who has been serious about these issues all along.
Max
it didn’t take long for you to start telling lies and inventing a narrative that would make your lemming pals happy.
lakeviewer
Pete in no way used these incidents to “Exploit these tragedies for his own political gain!” Everyone on any TV show has been talking about these shootings! Mayor Pete makes a lot of sense with his plan of action to at least get something done without Thoughts and Prayers!
…..What is your plan?
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS!!!
JaredMacBride
Pete should be sniping at Congress, which never passed any gun control legislation even under Obama. The problem isn’t as much Trump as the legislators who are owned by the NRA.
RIGay
That, sir, is a true statement. And in light of the Special Councils investigation, the NRA was heavily subsidized by monies from Russia, which they then used to lobby both sides of congress. Both parties are complicit.
Ronbo
Obama, much like Pete, benefited from the patronage of the wealthy establishment, so, as Biden already said, “nothing will change”. The biggest scandal of the Obama administration was that Citigroup named Obama’s cabinet PRIOR to his election! Obama even worked for CIA-front Business International Corporation!
Pete has received patronage of 13 billionaires! Pete, like Obama, came from humble circumstances and miraculously rose to national prominence on the thinnest of resumes.
Never trust a candidate groomed and elevated by the wealthy establishment; they cleverly use identity politics to conceal their agenda. These manchurian candidates could have a filibuster-proof Senate and filibuster-proof House and still choose Republican policy, as Obama did with Republican Romneycare/ACA, endless imperialistic wars and corporate control (Citigroup PRE-selected his right-of-center cabinet including John Podesta and Rahm Emanuel).
Money buys what money can buy; don’t fall for another bait and switch!
Diplomat-G
@JaredMacbride,
Gee, you mean the legislation passed by the house that McConnel will not bring to a vote in the Senate? You mean the same Republican-held Congress that under President Obama would not allow funding of a study to prove Semi-automatics should be pulled from sale. I can go on but since you troll here often you are not worth the time.
Diplomat-G
@Ronbo… Looks like the Trolls are out today. The number of lies you just wrote is laughable, is it tinfoil hat Wednesday for you?
Ronbo
@Diplomat G
All that I wrote is confirmed as 100% truthful. Telling the truth is not trolling. Enhance YOUR thinking with critical thinking skills instead of calling names (a third-grade tactic).
JaredMacBride
Crazy Cam has yet another alias – Diplomat G. Under either name you’re a miserable troll without reading comprehension ability and no point to make.
truthseeker
@Diplomat-G
Actually everything Ronbo said is factually accurate. Obama’s cabinet was chosen by Citigroup. It was revealed in the DNC leak. There was a password protected Excel sheet that showed who Citigroup wanted in which positions. I know because I opened the document from the zip file myself.
Mayor Pete also is being funded by the 1%. Wall St and billionaires including people like David Geffen are rapidly backing him. That doesn’t give you pause?
okiloki
The mostly republican legislators who are owned by the NRA are half the problem. The president who is stoking fear and hatred of minorities and promoting violence is the other half. Time to get rid of both.
Ronbo
It’s been said that you can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater. Yet, we have tRump yelling “invasion” while whipping up an angry mob. It’s well past time for tRump to be muzzled and chased down by the dog catcher.
We may do better by addressing the mobs reason for getting angry: declining incomes, exporting manufacturing jobs, corporate rule, endless wars for profit, a congress full of greedy millionaires, Bush “Impeachment is off the table”, “Don’t look back” regarding lying us into wars, tRump impeachment: “just not worth it”, government spying, etc…. If you aren’t angry also, you must be a billionaire!
It’s unfortunate that Hillary, neolibs and the DNC cheated to eliminate the only true anti-establishment candidate. As we know, tRump is just a pale imitation and the rubes on the right prefer their cheese plastic-wrapped.
queerty02
Pete doesn’t represent our interests just because he’s gay.
lakeviewer
Speak for yourself, queerty02! Seems like you have no idea of what is going on!
Diplomat-G
@queerty02
No, he represents our interest because we are voters, care to try again?
Ronbo
Great catch! Identity politics is a tool of manipulation that elevated liberal CANDIDATE Obama; but, gave us conservative PRESIDENT Obama. “God is in the Mix” to delay repeal of DADT and support DOMA. “Don’t look back” to protect Bush from investigation and impeachment. He even escalated and expanded wars for MIC profits.
Never trust a miracle candidate who gets support and funding from billionaires, the establishment and the CIA. All that glitters is not gold.
RIGay
All I am reading in these comments are trolls plying their trade and idiots falling for it.
Stop feeding the Trump-bot Trolls!
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
SO FREAKING SPOT ON!!!!
These vile, abhorrent, noxious trolls thrive on stirring up reactions to their completely ignorant baseless false posts. They are the definition of a loser trolling threads seeking validity to their empty insignificant lives. Like a petulant tantrum throwing child if they were to be ignored they would waddle back to their filthy basement apartment in their Mother’s house to gouge on pork rinds….
Grampsnight
Finally a candidate for US Senate has come out and declared time to get rid of 2nd Amendment.
I’ve said since early 80s, almost all males are simply too unstable for assault and high-caliber weapons. I’d like to see all weapons banned. I have never trusted men regarding weapons, never.
truthseeker
@Gramps
If you gleefully cheer as government takes away rights immediately following any incident, what would stop them from taking away other amendments? Right to free speech? Due process? Rights to vote? Right to not be unreasonably searched?
Too often we are fueled by emotion and willingly allow government to take away more and more freedoms.
Kangol2
Maybe if the freaking US government properly enforced the Second Amendment, which was added to aid Southern states’ (i.e. Virginia’s) white militias to control slave revolts and escapes, we’d be better off. The damned thing begins with the words “A well-regulated militia….” SO REGULATE GUNS! Regulate sales, regulate ownership, all of it. The words are right there. And since we have a standing militia–i.e., the largest and best funded military in the world–regulating personal gun ownership deserves even more attention.
truthseeker
@Kangol2
You left out the most important line, “the right to bear arms shall not be infringed”
Yet you and Gramps above you would prefer that all guns be removed from law abiding citizens
You even said it yourself, you want the government to enforce the existing laws. How would adding more laws / duties for the US government make the government better at its job?
Grampsnight
@truthseeker
Rather trust any government over most males. Nothing to do with emotions, truthconfabulator. Decades observations of male behavior – and working in an exclusive male occupation for decades.
Not sad, simply males in post modern world – NO to assault weapons.
funpitt412
In Chicago, 293 people have been killed this year. That is ok with liberal because they are mostly blacks. Liberals are the true racist, they want blacks and homosexuals HIV+ and dependent on the government. Pete’s on city is a mess and the black residents that live there do not like the Mayor.
Franklin
It really isn’t. But do us all a favor and please stop acting like you care about violence in Chicago when you really only bring it up to try and “own the libs”.
Franklin
Also FYI, Chicago isn’t even in the top of most violent cities.