Political Quotes

Pete Buttigieg

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Pete Buttigieg is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the United States Secretary of Transportation, a position he has held since February 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Buttigieg previously served as the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, from 2012 to 2020. During his tenure as mayor, he focused on urban revitalization, infrastructure improvements, and economic development, gaining national attention for his leadership style and innovative policies.

Quotes by year · 2017–2026526 total · peak 2021 (140)
2017: 11 quotes2019: 22 quotes2020: 22 quotes2021: 140 quotes2022: 74 quotes2023: 76 quotes2024: 76 quotes2025: 45 quotes2026: 60 quotes
Aug 14, 2025

I think that we, as Israel's strongest ally and friend, you put your arm around your friend when there's something like this going on, and talk about what we're prepared to do together.

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2025

Netanyahu can't be the only voice, or kind of the only compass for what should happen in the U.S. Israel relationship.

msnbc.com
Aug 14, 2025

I think we need to insist that if American taxpayer funding is going to weaponry that is going to Israel, but that is not going to things that shock the conscience.

msnbc.com
Jul 10, 2025

When you get to the point where you don’t even want to do real weather forecasting, or you’re deleting science from, you know, government documents and websites, scouring them to make sure that you can’t even mention climate change, like…

huffpost.com
Jul 10, 2025

It’s never a good time to undercut weather forecasting and emergency response. Now’s an especially bad time to be doing that.

huffpost.com
Jul 10, 2025

It’s going to get paid for in a way that’s much, much more expensive for the health care system, but most importantly, it’s going to get paid for with people’s lives.

huffpost.com
May 30, 2025

We have to be encountering people who don’t think like us

nbcnews.com
May 15, 2025

We’ve got to get ready for some fundamental tests for the future of the country and this party.

thenation.com
May 13, 2025

People like me are makers, not takers, on the rules like that.

cbsnews.com
May 13, 2025

I am not here to say we gotta make things back the way they were in 2023.

cbsnews.com
May 13, 2025

Don't back down. They'll back down when he screws up badly enough, not as often as I'd like, but they change their mind all the time.

cbsnews.com
May 13, 2025

Every time I needed something from him from the West Wing I got it.

cbsnews.com
May 13, 2025

Maybe, you know, right now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that is the case.

cbsnews.com
Apr 10, 2025

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of f--- up imaginable.

nbcnews.com
Mar 27, 2025

Dave is right on this. It’s not a left or right thing. This was a massive screwup and a real security failure.

nbcnews.com
Mar 12, 2025

My party has a deep and talented bench here in Michigan, and I am certain that we will nominate an outstanding candidate for each office.

nbcnews.com
Mar 12, 2025

I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race.

nbcnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

I campaigned on freedom, security and democracy back when I was running for president.

alternet.org
Mar 4, 2025

Our nation has always been at its best when it widens the circle of belonging and equality.

alternet.org
Mar 4, 2025

We have to stand up to this, and by we I don’t just mean Democrats.

alternet.org
Mar 4, 2025

There was very, very little about the things that most affect our lives.

alternet.org
Mar 4, 2025

I believe politics is about everyday life.

alternet.org

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