Buttigieg challenges Trump and Rush Limbaugh to debate 'family values' after gay comments
Naomi Lim 7 hrs ago
Pete Buttigieg blasted President Trump and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for their comments about his sexual orientation and marriage.
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"The idea of the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Donald Trump lecturing anybody on family values," Buttigieg started saying during a CNN town hall before the crowd burst into applause. "Sorry, but one thing about my marriage is, it's never involved me having to send hush money to a porn star after cheating on my spouse with him or her."
"If they want to debate family values, then let’s debate family values. I’m ready," the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, added.
Last week, Limbaugh suggested Buttigieg's sexuality would be a liability against Trump.
"A gay guy, 37 years old, loves kissing his husband on debate stages. Can you see Trump have fun with that?" he said.
Ahead of Wednesday's Nevada Democratic primary debate and Saturday's caucuses, Buttigieig upped his attacks on Michael Bloomberg, agreeing that he's trying to buy the 2020 presidential nomination.
"I mean, what else do you call it? What else do you call it when you dip into your endless reserves of millions and billions and don’t go through the process of campaigning," he said late Thursday.
Buttigieg and his fellow rivals for the right to challenge Trump in the general election have ramped up their criticism of Bloomberg as the billionaire philanthropist ticks up in public opinion polls.
Buttigieg, however, reiterated a distinction with opponents, such as Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who have been reticent to accept money from billionaires during the primary. While Warren is open to taking donations from Bloomberg in the fall, should she become the nominee, Sanders has not directly answered the question.
"My campaign is one that is never going to define itself by who we reject. It is one of belonging," Buttigieg said.
Poster Comment:
A gay guy in the White Hut? It would never fly. This is not Chicago where they have a black carpet muncher as Da Mare.