Pete Buttigieg Biden jabs, makes fun of Sanders supporter at a gay pride party

OF THE MONKS, IOWA – PButtigieg took a subtle blow to Democratic President Joe Biden's main rival in a speech at the LGBT Pride Festival on Saturday.

"There is no return to normal. Do not listen to anyone from one or the other of the parties who says we can just go back to what we were doing, "said South Bend's mayor gay, mayor of the Ind . "We, members of the LGBT community, know that when we hear phrases such as" make America great again ", this American past has never been as brilliant as what was announced."

Although Buttigieg often condemns President Trump's slogan and his glamorization of the past, the mayor's decision to add criticism to Democrats contrasted with the messages of former Vice President Biden, the field leader.

"I have worked on both sides to reach a consensus, to help the government operate in the past. I can do it again with your help, "Biden said at his launch meeting in Pennsylvania last month.

Buttigieg also spoke of his gay experience while he was mayor, seeking re-election and regaining love after returning to Afghanistan, and pleaded for a federal law on the subject. equality, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation throughout the country.

Buttigieg's values-centric speech sparked criticism from 18-year-old Jonathan Martin, who shouted at Buttigieg as the candidate left the scene: "I want to hear politics!"

Martin, a supporter of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and wearing two Sanders pins on his LGBT pride rainbow shirt, explained that he did not think Buttigieg was struggling to fight corporate interests.

"He always takes money from companies," Martin said at Examiner from Washington, adding that the mayor is still acceptable to the Democrats of establishment. Martin also pointed out that Buttigieg did not support tuition-free universities or "Medicare for All", a single-payer health system that would eliminate private insurance.

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Martin acknowledged that his vision of Buttigieg was rare among his peers in the LGBT community. "Most of the young gay people I know love him to death because he's homosexual," Martin said.

Joe Nydle, a 34-year-old Buttigieg volunteer, objected to Martin's description of the millennium candidate. "How can a mayor be named?" Said Nydle. "He does not take CAP money, he does not take money from fossil fuels, he does not take money from lobbyists."

Buttigieg has a 6.8% support, which is good enough to occupy 5th place among the large selection of people vying for the Democratic nomination, according to the latest average polls conducted by RealClearPolitics.