Season 3 · Episode 10
Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Trump, Islamophobia, and His Presidential Bid
“Mayor Pete” is turning heads with a slate of radical political reform proposals, including expanding the supreme court and eliminating the electoral college.
Deconstructed · The Intercept
March 21, 201931m 34s
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Show Notes
Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is not a traditional candidate for the nation’s highest office. But recently, he’s turned heads with a slate of radical political reform proposals, including expanding the Supreme Court and eliminating the Electoral College, that may help differentiate him from the crowd. He also earned plaudits for a statement addressed to the South Bend Muslim community issued in the wake of the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings, which contrasted sharply with President Trump’s equivocations on the subject of Islamophobia and white nationalism. “Mayor Pete” joins Mehdi Hasan on this week’s Deconstructed to talk about his path to the White House. Intercept D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim follows with thoughts on an increasingly crowded Democratic field.
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