Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 10, 2019
I'm not staking my candidacy on the idea that we've resolved racial injustice in my city during my time as mayor. This is a problem that was there when I arrived.
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Pete Buttigieg
Democratic · Indiana

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Buttigieg discusses the ongoing issue of racial injustice and his approach to addressing it as a mayor.

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