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Pete Buttigieg: “The reality is that he [Donald Trump] will not be dominating…”

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Published January 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 15:54

And in particular, I'm trying to prepare my party, the Democratic Party, for the same thing that I see a lot of Republicans starting to position themselves for, which is life after Donald Trump. The reality is that he [Donald Trump] will not be dominating us Politics forever. And the day he leaves the political scene, that isn't the end goal of our politics, it's the beginning. Because that moment, we all have to be asking ourselves, what's next? (15:54–16:00)

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