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Pete Buttigieg: “Two thirds of Americans disagree with the Trump tax cuts for…”

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 00:24

Yeah, look, I think that there are so many issues where about two thirds of Americans are in agreement, in agreement with each other, and in disagreement with the president. And my focus is on those things. Right. Two thirds of Americans disagree with the Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Two thirds of this country believe that wages ought to be higher. Even most Republicans think we ought to raise the minimum wage more than we have. (00:24–00:29)

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Asserts that a majority of Americans oppose Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy.

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