Pete Buttigieg actually said...

"You're not going to see that here. You're going to see respect for anybody who is peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights."

"He's the genuine article and he's bringing a lot to this."

"I'm going to be doing everything in my power to make sure that she's our next president."

"I think anybody would be flattered to be mentioned in that context, no matter what, I'm going to be doing everything in my power to make sure that she's our next president."