Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg discussed making history as the first openly gay candidate and responded to President Trump's recent comments about him. - NBCOUT
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, right, and his husband, Chasten, acknowledge supporters at a campaign event Thursday in West Hollywood, California.Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg drew a sold-out crowd to a fundraiser at an iconic West Hollywood gay bar on Thursday.
Attendees at The Abbey each paid about $25 to attend the grassroots event for Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was introduced by his husband, Chasten. “If anybody tells you whether they’re not sure if America is capable in these twisted and dark times of delivering or vindicating our hopes,” Buttigieg told the crowd, “tell them you saw at The Abbey in West Hollywood the top tier presidential candidate on his way to the White House, moments after his husband introduced him.”
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