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While campaigning at a staged event in Iowa an audience plant urged him to tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/07/16/mayor-pete-gets-dragged-into-the-deep-end-of-pool-on-race-politics-n2550133</ref> Buttigieg stated: "The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systematic racism." However, though liberal "Politifact" tried to provide support for it (from liberal sources), even they could not validate it, finding that that the liberal biased [[ACLU]] study the Buttigieg campaign stated he was referring to "does not support what Buttigieg specifically said in Iowa."<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jul/10/pete-buttigieg/viral-moment-pete-buttigieg-fumbles-line-racial-di ] In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice</ref>

While campaigning at a staged event in Iowa an audience plant urged him to tell the black people of South Bend to stop committing crime and doing drugs,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2019/07/16/mayor-pete-gets-dragged-into-the-deep-end-of-pool-on-race-politics-n2550133</ref> Buttigieg stated: "The fact that a black person is four times as likely as a white person to be incarcerated for the exact same crime is evidence of systematic racism." However, though liberal "Politifact" tried to provide support for it (from liberal sources), even they could not validate it, finding that that the liberal biased [[ACLU]] study the Buttigieg campaign stated he was referring to "does not support what Buttigieg specifically said in Iowa."<ref>[https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/jul/10/pete-buttigieg/viral-moment-pete-buttigieg-fumbles-line-racial-di ] In viral moment, Pete Buttigieg fumbles line on racial disparities in criminal justice</ref>

Former [[Obama]] [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|2008 Presidential campaign]] manager [[David Axelrod]] tweeted after Buttigieg's announcement to run: {{quotebox|“Crowd seems very large, very impressive but also very [[white]] — an obstacle he will have to overcome. And by obstacle I mean deficiency.}}

Former [[Obama]] [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign|2008 Presidential campaign]] manager [[David Axelrod]] tweeted after Buttigieg's announcement to run: {{quotebox|“Crowd seems very large, very impressive but also very [[white]] — an obstacle he will have to overcome. And by obstacle I mean deficiency.}}

In [[New Hampshire]] Buttigieg threw [[Obama]] under the bus.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyI136o93kc Pete Buttigieg Says That The Economy Wasn’t “Working For Most Of Us” Under President Obama], youtube.</ref>  Early on "Diversity" meant "gay," not "black."  As Buttigieg surpassed [[Kamala Harris]] in the polls after the Third pre-Primary Debate moving into the #4 slot, he suddenly became ashamed of his gayness.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/pete-buttigieg-says-hes-steering-clear-of-lgbt-media</ref>

In [[New Hampshire]] Buttigieg threw [[Obama]] under the bus.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyI136o93kc Pete Buttigieg Says That The Economy Wasn’t “Working For Most Of Us” Under President Obama], youtube.</ref>  Early on "Diversity" meant "gay," not "black."  As Buttigieg surpassed [[Kamala Harris]] in the polls after the Third pre-Primary Debate moving into the #4 slot, he suddenly became ashamed of his gayness.<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/pete-buttigieg-says-hes-steering-clear-of-lgbt-media</ref>

Buttigieg left off the campaign trail to deal with a police shooting. A police officer defended himself from an attack by a man wielding an 8-inch hunting knife. Increased violence occurred after he held a contentious town hall meeting and called the entire police department "racist.".<ref>https://ijr.com/cop-calls-out-buttigieg-for-politicizing-officer-involved-shooting/</ref> Hours later police were called to a mass shooting where ten people were injured, and one was killed. After the shooting, so many people showed up at South Bend's Memorial Hospital to check on the injured that the hospital went on lockdown. Police were called in to manage the crowd. At the same time, police responded to five other shootings, including one, where a witness said the shooter was targeting police. City police had to call in County police for assistance.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/south-bend-police-call-county-for-backup-after-increased-violence/</ref>

Buttigieg left off the campaign trail to deal with a police shooting. A police officer defended himself from an attack by a man wielding an 8-inch hunting knife. Increased violence occurred after he held a contentious town hall meeting and called the entire police department "racist.".<ref>https://ijr.com/cop-calls-out-buttigieg-for-politicizing-officer-involved-shooting/</ref> Hours later police were called to a mass shooting where ten people were injured, and one was killed. After the shooting, so many people showed up at South Bend's Memorial Hospital to check on the injured that the hospital went on lockdown. Police were called in to manage the crowd. At the same time, police responded to five other shootings, including one, where a witness said the shooter was targeting police. City police had to call in County police for assistance.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/south-bend-police-call-county-for-backup-after-increased-violence/</ref>