Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praised Vice President Harris' interview on Fox News Wednesday night, calling the Democratic candidate's conversation “really impressive” and saying she would be a “very capable” president. said.
“Well, what she said was really impressive. She's tough, she's smart, she's focused, she's disciplined, the same qualities that made her a very effective prosecutor,” Buttigieg told CNN. And I think that would make her a very effective president.” Caitlan Collins spoke about “The Source” after being interviewed by Harris.
Buttigieg also praised Harris for getting her point across in interviews with conservative TV stations, even though she frequently sparred with Fox's Bret Baier.
“And she did it in clearly ideologically unfriendly territory. I think she has a lot of reason to think twice about whether she's going to be treated fairly at Fox News. But even if they “even if they were interfering and preventing her from speaking,'' Buttigieg said, “she got her point across.''
Buttigieg said: “And she condemned that moment, that exchange that we just saw, where a wannabe president tried to avoid shocking facts by calling the American people the enemy from within.” He added, referring to President Trump's remarks. In another interview, she called Democratic opponents the “enemy within” and suggested the military could quell unrest, a move that sparked a backlash and quickly became one of the highlights of Harris' rallies. Ta.
Buttigieg, who frequently appears on Fox News, said he did not help Harris prepare for the interview, but the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, specifically praised the vice president's ability to focus on the question at hand. .
Buttigieg said, “I would say, one principle that I try to remember, and I think she demonstrated, is not to allow them to change the subject matter or the framing of the question at hand.'' '', he said, quoting her response. In response to President Trump's “enemy within” comment.
“She also tried to keep getting her point across, even when she was repeatedly interrupted. As someone who takes a lot of batting practice on that network myself, I can't help but feel that she made sure to keep her opinions, values, “And I'm really proud of how I presented this,” he said, “getting my ticket in front of a conservative audience.”
“By the way, I'd like to add one thing: it's a show of strength,” he added.
Collins also asked Buttigieg about Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance's claim that former President Trump did not lose in 2020 “by the words I would use.” These are some of his most extensive comments yet on the results of the last presidential election.
“Now that he has answered candidly, J.D. Vance will officially go on record as an election denier, which is a disgrace. But certainly, when you look at 2022; If most people do that, that's also true.'' It's a setback because election deniers were on the ballot and lost statewide elections in so many battleground states. “I think so,” Buttigieg said of Vance's comments about the 2020 election.
“But one of the most important things in the democratic process is that you say so when you lose an election. I mean, it's one of the most basic parts of how a democracy works. Losing an election 'I know what it's like to lose an election, but that's what you do,' he added.
