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Pete Buttigieg: “Foreign war. We never should have wound up in making…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 08:44

And it is broken. Look at the decisions coming out of Washington right now with you. Foreign war. We never should have wound up in making everything from gas and mortgages more expensive, tariffs, making groceries more expensive, tax cuts for the richest people in the land. While food for children is getting cut, health care is getting cut, hospitals are getting getting cut, Mar a Lago class, enjoying black tie dinners and a new ballroom to be. (08:44–08:55)

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Asserts that foreign war, tariffs, and tax cuts for the rich have increased costs for gas, mortgages, and groceries.

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