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Pete Buttigieg: “The president backing down, the top commander of CBP being…”

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

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Pete Doesn't Hold Back, Blasts Trump & Noem

Published | Video Starts at 14:32

… of old fashioned, like calling your member of Congress to account or showing up in the streets. They are changing outcomes, not just later for election Day, but right now. The president backing down, the top commander of CBP being sidelined, Republican members of Congress starting to talk about hearings and investigations that didn't just happen. That didn't just happen on its own. And sadly, I don't think they just found a conscience all of a sudden. It happened because political pressure works. (14:32–14:43)

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