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Pete Buttigieg: “They delayed the opening of a key international bridge to…”

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

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Pete Buttigieg Takes on Trump's Failures, Live on MS NOW

Published | Video Starts at 12:25

When you see things like the president trying to condition funding for infrastructure projects that millions of people count on, on whether some station or tunnel or bridge or something gets named after him. Back in Michigan, where I live, They delayed the opening of a key international bridge to Canada, basically because a Trump super PAC donor got to a cabinet member. and he was making a lot of money off the old way. When you hear stories like this infamous road trip of the secretary, which started out as just an … (12:25–12:33)

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Asserts that the opening of an international bridge was delayed due to influence from a Trump super PAC donor.

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