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*In late December a video from  2014 was posted in which Buttigieg told a group of children that, "The people who wrote the Constitution did not understand that slavery was a bad thing." This resulted in reproofs from Senator [[Ted Cruz]] and others who posted quotes from such founders as [[James Madison]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[George Washington]], and [[John Adams,]] etc. which clearly show that that they held slavery in a negative light.<ref>Thomas Lifson, December 31, 2019. [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/ted_cruz_educates_pete_buttigieg.html "Ted Cruz educates Pete Buttigieg"] American Thinker (Retrieved 01/02/2020)</ref><ref>Nate Madden, December 31, 2019. [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/pete-buttigieg-said-framers-constitution-not-understand-slavery-bad-thing-heres-reality-check/ "Pete Buttigieg once said that the framers of the Constitution ‘did not understand that slavery was a bad thing.’ Here’s a reality check"] Conservative Review. (Retrieved 01/02/2020)</ref>

*In late December a video from  2014 was posted in which Buttigieg told a group of children that, "The people who wrote the Constitution did not understand that slavery was a bad thing." This resulted in reproofs from Senator [[Ted Cruz]] and others who posted quotes from such founders as [[James Madison]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[George Washington]], and [[John Adams,]] etc. which clearly show that that they held slavery in a negative light.<ref>Thomas Lifson, December 31, 2019. [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/ted_cruz_educates_pete_buttigieg.html "Ted Cruz educates Pete Buttigieg"] American Thinker (Retrieved 01/02/2020)</ref><ref>Nate Madden, December 31, 2019. [https://www.conservativereview.com/news/pete-buttigieg-said-framers-constitution-not-understand-slavery-bad-thing-heres-reality-check/ "Pete Buttigieg once said that the framers of the Constitution ‘did not understand that slavery was a bad thing.’ Here’s a reality check"] Conservative Review. (Retrieved 01/02/2020)</ref>

*On February 5, in preparing for the  South Carolina primary,  Buttigieg tweeted that Trayvon Martin would have been 25 today," "How many 25th birthdays have been stolen from us by white supremacy, gun violence, prejudice, and fear?," thereby blaming  the death of  Trayvon Martin on such.  However, in response, Jack Cashill of The American Thinker responded, "Far from being a white supremacist, the Hispanic Zimmerman was a civil rights activist, an Obama-supporter, and mentor to two black teens at the time Trayvon Martin attacked him.  The evidence in Zimmerman's defense was overwhelming, which is why he was acquitted."<ref> Jack Cashill, February 7, 2020. [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/buttigieg_blames_trayvon_death_on_white_supremacy.html "Buttigieg blames Trayvon death on 'white supremacy"] The American Thinker (Retrieved 02/05/20)</ref>

*On February 5, in preparing for the  South Carolina primary,  Buttigieg tweeted that Trayvon Martin would have been 25 today," "How many 25th birthdays have been stolen from us by white supremacy, gun violence, prejudice, and fear?," thereby inferring that the death of  Trayvon Martin was due to such.  However, in response, Jack Cashill of The American Thinker responded, "Far from being a white supremacist, the Hispanic Zimmerman was a civil rights activist, an Obama-supporter, and mentor to two black teens at the time Trayvon Martin attacked him.  The evidence in Zimmerman's defense was overwhelming, which is why he was acquitted."<ref> Jack Cashill, February 7, 2020. [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/02/buttigieg_blames_trayvon_death_on_white_supremacy.html "Buttigieg blames Trayvon death on 'white supremacy"] The American Thinker (Retrieved 02/05/20)</ref>

===Buttigieg and fake news reporting===

===Buttigieg and fake news reporting===