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{{quotebox|How it was rolled out was not an accurate representation of where I stand. I didn’t know about its rolling out. Somebody brought it to my attention, and it was alarming to me, because even though I had had conversations with the campaign, it was clear to me, or at least I thought I made it clear to them, that I was a strong Bernie Sanders supporter — actually co-chair of the state, and I was not seeking to endorse their candidate or the plan.}}

{{quotebox|How it was rolled out was not an accurate representation of where I stand. I didn’t know about its rolling out. Somebody brought it to my attention, and it was alarming to me, because even though I had had conversations with the campaign, it was clear to me, or at least I thought I made it clear to them, that I was a strong Bernie Sanders supporter — actually co-chair of the state, and I was not seeking to endorse their candidate or the plan.}}

Johnnie Cordero told ''The Intercept'' he never endorsed the plan or Buttigieg.

Johnnie Cordero told ''The Intercept'' he never endorsed the plan or Buttigieg. Also, Tameika Devine told ''The Intercept'' she has yet to endorse any presidential candidate and did not intend her curiosity to be read as an endorsement for Buttigieg.  The national [[mainstream media]], of course, giddy about Buttigieg's success in predominately white [[Iowa]], ignored Buttigieg taking advantage of, and taking for granted again, Blacks in [[South Carolina]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/17/intercept-buttigieg-campaign-falsely-claimed-endorsements-from-black-south-carolina-leaders/</ref>

Tameika Devine told ''The Intercept'' she has yet to endorse any presidential candidate and did not intend her curiosity to be read as an endorsement for Buttigieg. The national [[mainstream media]], of course, giddy about Buttigieg's success in predominately white [[Iowa]], ignored Buttigieg taking advantage of, and taking for granted again, Blacks in [[South Carolina]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/17/intercept-buttigieg-campaign-falsely-claimed-endorsements-from-black-south-carolina-leaders/</ref>

In addition, Buttigieg used a photo of a Kenyan woman in [[Kenya]] on the cover of the plan without her knowledge or consent. [[Ilhan Elmi Omar]], who supports [[Bernie Sanders]], struck back at Buttigieg: "This is not ok or necessary,” Omar tweeted, linking to a tweet by ''The Intercept'' D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim, who first highlighted the use of the photo, saying the unnamed woman had “reached out to me very confused."  Grim wrote that the woman messaged him, “What's the meaning of the message accompanied by the photo?"<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470893-ilhan-omar-calls-out-buttigieg-campaign-for-douglass-plan-stock-photo-not</ref>

Buttigieg used a photo of a Kenyan woman in [[Kenya]] on the cover of the plan without her knowledge or consent. [[Ilhan Elmi Omar]], who supports [[Bernie Sanders]], struck back at Buttigieg: "This is not ok or necessary,” Omar tweeted, linking to a tweet by ''The Intercept'' D.C. bureau chief Ryan Grim, who first highlighted the use of the photo, saying the unnamed woman had “reached out to me very confused."  Grim wrote that the woman messaged him, “What's the meaning of the message accompanied by the photo?"<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470893-ilhan-omar-calls-out-buttigieg-campaign-for-douglass-plan-stock-photo-not</ref>

In the light of the above and others, ABC news stated that in several instances certain people that the Buttigieg campaign identified as supporters later  said that they  had either been misunderstood or misconstrued. The latest example being that after Buttigieg wrote an op-ed in a major South Carolina newspaper saying his campaign had proudly partnered with local businesses Diane's Kitchen in Chester and Atlantis Restaurant in Moncks Corner S.C., the entrepreneurs denied this claim of partnership, stating that they only remembered welcoming Buttigieg's campaign as customers.<ref>Briana Stewart and Beatrice Peterson, February 18, 2020 [https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrat-pete-buttigieg-overstated-pledges-support-black-leaders/story?id=69053705]Democrat Pete Buttigieg overstated pledges of support from black leaders, public figures] ABC news.Retrieved February 19, 2020</ref>

====Echoing Clinton smears====

====Echoing Clinton smears====