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==Views on race==

==Views on race==

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[[File:Buttigieg-alfred-e-neuman.jpgg|right|250px|thumb|President Trump remarked on the resemblance of Buttigieg to Alfred E. Neuman; Buttigieg, a man of the world who speaks seven languages, had no idea what President Trump was talking about.]]  

Buttigieg has criticized his supporters for being too white.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (April 15, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/pete-buttigieg-knocks-own-supporters-for-being-too-white/ Pete Buttigieg Knocks Own Supporters for Being Too White]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 16, 2019.</ref> During his first term as mayor, in the wake of a federal investigation into recordings by police that allegedly contained racist remarks by some white police officers, Buttigieg asked Darryl Boykins, the city’s first ever black police chief, to resign, and later demoted him to captain, resulting in charges of racial discrimination and a suit by Boykins, which was settled out of court. Buttigieg called for the eradication of racial bias in the police force, and has been credited with being being a valuable partner in advocating for the needs of the city’s black community,<ref>[https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/04/south-bend-police-pete-buttigieg-lives-matter-race-boykins/586513] Pete Buttigieg and the Police Department: Race Record Under Scrutiny</ref> while being faulted for a decrease in diversity in his administration as mayor<ref>[https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/viewpoint/viewpoint-diversity-has-fallen-in-mayor-pete-buttigieg-s-administration/article_3dbd0df8-385b-5e0a-9486-d561e1e57ba6.html Diversity has fallen in Mayor Pete Buttigieg's administration]</ref> as well as in his presidential campaign events.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/politics/pete-buttigieg-diversity-2020-campaign-events/index.html Buttigieg: I'm 'conscious' of lack of diversity at events]</ref>  

Buttigieg has criticized his supporters for being too white.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (April 15, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/15/pete-buttigieg-knocks-own-supporters-for-being-too-white/ Pete Buttigieg Knocks Own Supporters for Being Too White]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 16, 2019.</ref> During his first term as mayor, in the wake of a federal investigation into recordings by police that allegedly contained racist remarks by some white police officers, Buttigieg asked Darryl Boykins, the city’s first ever black police chief, to resign, and later demoted him to captain, resulting in charges of racial discrimination and a suit by Boykins, which was settled out of court. Buttigieg called for the eradication of racial bias in the police force, and has been credited with being being a valuable partner in advocating for the needs of the city’s black community,<ref>[https://www.citylab.com/equity/2019/04/south-bend-police-pete-buttigieg-lives-matter-race-boykins/586513] Pete Buttigieg and the Police Department: Race Record Under Scrutiny</ref> while being faulted for a decrease in diversity in his administration as mayor<ref>[https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/opinion/viewpoint/viewpoint-diversity-has-fallen-in-mayor-pete-buttigieg-s-administration/article_3dbd0df8-385b-5e0a-9486-d561e1e57ba6.html Diversity has fallen in Mayor Pete Buttigieg's administration]</ref> as well as in his presidential campaign events.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/15/politics/pete-buttigieg-diversity-2020-campaign-events/index.html Buttigieg: I'm 'conscious' of lack of diversity at events]</ref>