If there was ever a Biden-Buttigieg cold war, it just got hot. For months, former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg have avoided any major direct confrontation during the sporadic gloves-off skirmishes of the Democratic primary. Biden, the former chairman of the Senate Foreign
For months, former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg have avoided any major direct confrontation during the sporadic gloves-off skirmishes of the Democratic primary. Biden, the former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Buttigieg, a veteran of the Afghanistan war, have each sought to make cogent commander-in-chief cases on the campaign trail—hardly ever at each other’s expense.
Story continues“As I’ve said before, I don’t think it’s a smart strategy because those who have gone after the VP on the Democratic side have not lived politically to tell about it,” Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist familiar with Biden’s early state operation in the South, told The Daily Beast. “The closer you get to voting, the more pot shots you take,” the insider said. “He’s seen his numbers go down. We’ve seen this with [Sen.
That theme is so well known that one campaign adviser affiliated with a separate rival candidate acknowledged strategizing around Buttigieg’s potential to bring up his military experience at some point on the debate stage.In an interview on Monday, the mayor also weighed in on an issue that has infuriated Team Biden for months: his son Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine.
“I think it demonstrates the difference in standards relative to the White House,” Buttigieg said at the time. “I mean, here you have Hunter Biden stepping down from a position in order to make sure, even though there’s been no accusation of wrongdoing, doing something just to make sure there’s not even the appearance of a conflict of interest. While, in the White House, the president of the United States is a walking conflict of interest.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Biden says he's open to a Republican running mateJoe Biden says that he's open to picking a Republican running mate if he were to become the Democratic Party's nominee.
Weiterlesen »
Biden Reverses Course: “I Would Obey Any Subpoena That Was Sent to Me”The former vice president insisted there was no reason for the Senate to seek his testimony in the president’s impeachment trial.
Weiterlesen »
Giuliani blasts NYC mayor over Hanukkah stabbing attack, says De Blasio should've 'paid attention' to anti-Semitism'The rise in anti-Semitic violence in NYC is something that could have been stopped [if the city had] a Mayor who worked full time & paid attention to what was going on,' Giuliani tweeted.
Weiterlesen »
Democrat Buttigieg's presidential campaign raises $24.7 million in fourth quarterDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million in the fou...
Weiterlesen »
Pete Buttigieg raised $24.7 million in Q4 as other candidates set to release their totalsMayor Pete Buttigieg, the first Democratic presidential candidate to release fundraising totals for the fourth quarter, set a high bar for the rest of field.
Weiterlesen »
Rare Rolling Stones Outtakes Appear on YouTube in Copyright-Extending ReleaseJust hours before 2019 ended on Tuesday, at least 75 Rolling Stones outtakes dating from 1969 suddenly appeared on YouTube in an apparent move to officially release the recordings before they passe…
Weiterlesen »