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Pete Buttigieg: “A lot of people believed him when he said he was going to drain the swamp.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
A lot of people believed him when he said he was going to drain the swamp.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Speaking at the Texas Democratic Party’s Johnson-Jordan Dinner.

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