The South Bend mayor sat down with New Yorker editor-in-chief David Remnick to discuss his policy positions, personal life, and why he's the right person for the nation's top office.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg was greeted with a rapturous standing ovation when he took the stage at the New Yorker Festival on Saturday afternoo. Then a conversation led by "Is Donald Trump’s political goose cooked?" Remnick asked.
Over the course of an hour and a half, Remnick and Buttigieg discussed the South Bend, Indiana mayor and presidential candidate’s policy positions, personal life and age, foreign policy and military concerns, jobs plan, and more. But the most important question might have been: "Why are you running for President?"
When Buttigieg said he "was born in 1982," he acknowledged the audible murmurings among the Upper West Side crowd, and Reminick asked him to discuss his position as the youngest candidate in the race. "What sounds good on a big stage isn’t always the right answer," Buttigieg said. "You should only make promises you’re prepared to keep."
Remnick also asked about Vice President Mike Pence, as a potential president in the case of impeachment. Buttigieg worked closely with Pence when he was the governor of Indiana and noted that although they disagreed on many things, they were able to work toward some common goals together.
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