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Pete Buttigieg: “The cost of gas [is] obviously through the roof, as a direct…”

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

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Pete Buttigieg Returns to Fox News

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

And it's interesting, some of the critics of that plan before have come to embrace it now. I think it would be a good policy, but, yeah, the cost of healthcare, The cost of gas [is] obviously through the roof, as a direct result of President Trump breaking his promise not to start a war, and what's going on in the Iran war. These are the things I'm being asked about when I'm on the road. So when it comes to the Iran war. (01:52–02:00)

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Asserts that high gas prices are due to Trump's actions related to the Iran conflict.

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