A lot of folks were telling me I was the future while I was really trying to concentrate on the present. They would say all kinds of nice things and … - Pete Buttigieg
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A lot of folks were telling me I was the future while I was really trying to concentrate on the present. They would say all kinds of nice things and then swear up and down that I was their second vote, which was a nice way of saying, ‘I’m not going to vote for you.’
Peter "Pete" Paul Montgomery Buttigieg (pronounced /ˈbuːtɪdʒədʒ/; born January 19, 1982) is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the United States secretary of transportation since January 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 32nd mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 to 2020, which earned him the nickname "Mayor Pete".
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