'Of Course' US Was Ready for a Gay President, Says Pete Buttigieg

'Of course' US was ready for a gay president, says Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg says the US was ready for a gay president when he ran for the White House. The former Transportation Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate was asked about his decision to run for president as an openly gay man during an appearance on ‘Meet The Press’. Buttigieg said he “wouldn’t have run” if he didn’t believe the country was ready to elect a gay president. “My experience in South Bend, Indiana, in getting reelected with 80% of…

Pete Buttigieg: ‘Of course’ America is ready for a gay president

Pete Buttigieg says “of course” America is ready for a gay president.“I wouldn't have run for president in the first place if I didn't believe that,” he told Meet The Press host Kristen Welker in an interview aired Sunday.Buttigieg ran for president in 2020 while serving as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana and became the first gay candidate to win a major party caucus when he came out on top in Iowa. That would be the only state he won that year…

Pete Buttigieg says the country was ready for a gay president

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he wouldn’t have run for president if he didn’t believe the country was ready for a gay president. “My experience in South Bend, Indiana, in getting reelected with 80% of the vote after coming out,” Buttigieg said on Meet the Press. “And my experience, right now, traveling the country, […]

Pete Buttigieg says ‘of course’ America is ready for a gay president

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020, tells Meet the Press he wouldn’t have run if he didn’t believe the country was ready for a gay president in the first place as he weighs a potential 2028 bid.