The year was 2000. Donald Trump (a.k.a. āThe Donaldā) appeared on MSNBCās Charles Grodin show to predict that one day he would be elected President of the United States of America.
Meanwhile, over in South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg was a geeky senior at St. Josephās High School, where his classmates voted him āMost likely to be Presidentā in their class yearbook.
Katie Kowals tells ABC News sheās known Buttitgieg since they were kids.
āHe was exactly as he is now,ā she says. āYou know what else? Mayor Pete was also voted most likely to become president in our yearbook.ā
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ABC NewsĀ reports:
The Catholic schoolās yearbook was unearthed at a public library in South Bend, the same weekend the mayor of the 299th largest city in America announced he was taking his first swing at the White House.
Looking through the rest of his high school yearbooks, he moved from appearing in a single photo his freshman year ā sporting shaggy hair and large glasses ā to showing off a dizzying array of activities in the following years, including the National Honor Society, Junior Leaders and Philosophy Club.
He was often pictured wearing a white shirt, tie and no jacket, which has also become his current political uniform. His senior year, he was also voted most likely to succeed and eventually became his class valedictorian.
Buttigieg became the youngest mayor of a city with at least 100,000 residents when he was elected mayor of South Bend at age 29 back in 2011.
If he is elected to the presidency in 2020, he would become the youngest president ever in American history.
āI recognize the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial mayor,ā he said during his announcement speech.
He added,Ā āUp until recently this is not exactly what I had in mind for how I would spend my eighth year as mayor and 38thĀ year in this world, but we live in a moment that compels us each to act.ā
Related:Ā Gay Twitter shares a collective moment of pride over Pete Buttigiegās official 2020 launch
Creamsicle
The Buttigieg campaign needs to get their shit together. I googled Buttigieg 2020, and his campaign site is not the first result. If this a serious presidential bid, then take it seriously. If it’s not a serious campaign, then they’d better move out the way.
The Democratic field is too crowded, and a bunch of shitty half-assed campaigns won’t get the momentum needed to defeat Trump.
Juanjo
Interesting. I just googled it myself and the first thing up was peteforamerica.com.
Bryguyf69
I wonder how that playful blond kid behind Petey turned out… š
ingyaom
Iām wondering about Libby – she was voted āmost likely to be President of the U. S.ā, too.
fur_hunter
Pete’s looking for her to run as VP. Yeah.