Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg addressed his lack of support from minorities when he stopped by TheEllenShow: 'I think the next best thing is to show up, to listen, to learn and to elevate those voices'
"I think the next best thing is to show up, to listen, to learn and to elevate those voices," the Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor said on Friday's 'Ellen' after acknowledging that he will never have the same experiences as black men and women.
"I think the next best thing is to show up, to listen, to learn and to elevate those voices," he continued. He then touched on the Douglass Plan, which is an idea his campaign has put forward that that deals with systemic racism in this country. The presidential hopeful added that the idea wasn't his. "I didn’t sit there and think it up. The reason I think it’s strong is because we ask black voices to build that plan, and the way I can make myself useful is to try to drive that plan through as president and continue to elevate those voices throughout," he said.
Buttigieg later responded to Rush Limbaugh's comment that implied the politician isn't a real man because he is gay. "I guess he just has a different idea of what makes a man than I do," he responded.
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