{"id":2316030,"date":"2024-07-30T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-rebukes-republicans-for-trying-to-appear-as-working-man-ally-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:15:29","slug":"pete-buttigieg-rebukes-republicans-for-trying-to-appear-as-working-man-ally-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-buttigieg-rebukes-republicans-for-trying-to-appear-as-working-man-ally-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Buttigieg rebukes Republicans for trying to appear as \u2018working man\u2019 ally &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpete-buttigieg-rebukes-republicans-for-trying-to-appear-as-working-man-ally-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary\u2064 Pete Buttigieg criticized the Republican Party for\u200c attempting to pose as allies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-poll-shows-gop-becoming-party-of-blue-collar-workers\/\" title=\"NBC Poll Shows GOP Becoming Party Of Blue-Collar Workers\">blue-collar workers<\/a>, arguing that their history shows a consistent opposition to policies that benefit these voters.\u2063 During\u200c an appearance on Comedy Central&#8217;s *The Daily Show*, \u200dhe highlighted that just \u200cbecause Republican leaders feature\u2064 popular figures like Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock\u2062 at rallies, it does not \u200dchange the party&#8217;s\u200d longstanding \u2063stance against unions, higher minimum \u200cwages, and paid family leave. He pointed out that \u200dthis trend undermines their claims of supporting the \u200dworking class.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg \u200calso addressed Republican candidate\u2062 J.D. Vance&#8217;s comments suggesting \u2062that people without children lack a commitment to the nation&#8217;s\u200c future, countering that his\u2062 own \u2064military service\u200b in Afghanistan proves otherwise. The Secretary \u2063expressed enthusiasm about the current \u2062energy within the Democratic Party\u200c following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u2064 emergence as the presumptive nominee for \u2062the \u20632024 election, indicating that \u200dit\u2062 has reignited voter passion. He has\u2063 been noted as a potential candidate in future political considerations involving Harris.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pete Buttigieg rebukes Republicans for trying to appear as &lsquo;working man&rsquo; ally<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716276\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Buttigieg<\/a> rebuked the Republican Party for trying to appeal to blue-collar workers in the election, saying the party has historically been opposed to policies that help these voters.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have pushed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>working-class<\/a> vote in this election cycle, such as by inviting International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O&rsquo;Brien to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3084127\/trumps-rnc-solidifies-union-push-vance-pick-teamsters-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>speak at the Republican National Convention<\/a>. Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, the party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee, also selected Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) as his running mate, who had a working-class background before entering politics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3095868\/who-is-pete-buttigieg-meet-one-of-six-top-names-on-harris-vp-short-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>WHO IS PETE BUTTIGIEG? MEET ONE OF THE SIX TOP NAMES ON HARRIS&rsquo;S VP SHORT LIST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;m under no illusions that elections are just a policy exercise,&rdquo; Buttigieg said on Comedy Central&rsquo;s <em>The Daily Show<\/em>. &ldquo;A lot of it is vibes. A lot of it is style. But if your party has been systematically against unions, against a higher minimum wage, against things like paid family leave, against overtime, then just because you found Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock and put them on a stage doesn&rsquo;t make you a friend of the working man.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PeteButtigieg<\/a>: &#8220;If your party has been systematically against unions, against a higher minimum wage, against paid family leave, against overtime, then just because you found Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock and put them on a stage doesn&#8217;t make you a friend of the working man.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bMb74nDSn3\">pic.twitter.com\/bMb74nDSn3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briantylercohen\/status\/1818138858476994678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Professional wrestling icon Hulk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/hulk-hogan-gives-trump-ripping-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hogan gave his endorsement to Trump<\/a> and called him &ldquo;the biggest patriot.&rdquo; During musician <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/kid-rock-yells-fight-support-trump-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kid Rock<\/a>&lsquo;s appearance, he<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/kid-rock-yells-fight-support-trump-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> told the audience<\/a> he needed &ldquo;everyone to put a fist bump in the air&rdquo; and proceeded to yell, &ldquo;Fight, fight, fight,&rdquo; referencing how Trump behaved after narrowly avoiding an assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Vance, Buttigieg reiterated a running claim Democrats have made on the Republican 2024 ticket, calling him &ldquo;odd.&rdquo; Buttigieg contended that Vance was wrong when the senator argued people without children do not have any &ldquo;physical commitment&rdquo; to the nation&rsquo;s future, citing his own time serving in the military in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JD Vance says you have no &ldquo;physical commitment to the future of this country&rdquo; unless you have kids. I disagree. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bhk3oAvwf0\">pic.twitter.com\/Bhk3oAvwf0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteButtigieg\/status\/1818259879955493136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Buttigieg was also asked about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> decision to bow out of the 2024 race and said there is &ldquo;incredible energy&rdquo; within the Democratic Party now that Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is the presumptive nominee. He said this new candidate has gotten voters &ldquo;fired up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2527524&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=6964302538f6a15c3b1969b17f77a00b\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The transportation secretary is rumored to be on Harris&rsquo;s short list for possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-either-have-laws-or-we-dont-have-laws-california-violated-its-election-laws-as-well-results-are-likely-invalid\/\" title=\"We Either Have Laws or We Don\u2019t Have Laws: California Violated Its Election Laws As Well \u2013 Results Are Likely Invalid\">vice presidential candidates<\/a>, with Buttigieg saying, &ldquo;You know&rdquo; when someone is being vetted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Besides Buttigieg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3095386\/harris-vp-vetting-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>other possible candidates<\/a> include Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) was also rumored to be in the running, though Cooper stated on X that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3103706\/roy-cooper-out-of-running-harris-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>now is not &ldquo;the right time&rdquo;<\/a> for him to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-working-class-gop-a-muddled-concept\/\" title=\"The Working-Class GOP: A Muddled Concept\">working-class voters<\/a>, the Trump campaign has reached out to Generation Z voters, with the former president joining TikTok last month. Trump has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3044944\/logan-paul-interviews-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>done a podcast interview<\/a> with social media influencer and boxer Logan Paul and just posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3103113\/trump-unites-with-jake-paul-tease-knockout-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>two TikTok videos with Paul&rsquo;s brother, Jake Paul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716276\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716276\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized the Republican Party for attempting to position themselves as allies of blue-collar workers, arguing that the party has a long history of opposing policies that benefit these voters. In this election cycle, Republicans have sought to attract working-class support, including inviting International Brotherhood of Teamsters President Sean O\u2019Brien to speak at their national convention. Former President Donald Trump, the GOP&#8217;s 2024 presidential nominee, also chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate due to Vance&#8217;s working-class background prior to his political career.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg stated on Comedy Central\u2019s The Daily Show that while elections involve more than just policy\u2014often relying on style and perception\u2014Republicans cannot claim to be friends of the working class if they have consistently opposed unions, higher minimum wages, paid family leave, and overtime pay. He emphasized that simply featuring celebrities like Hulk Hogan and Kid Rock at events does not change this reality.<\/p>\n<p>Hulk Hogan endorsed Trump as \u201cthe biggest patriot,\u201d while Kid Rock encouraged audience participation during his appearance by urging them to &#8220;fight.&#8221; Buttigieg also addressed comments made by Vance regarding childless individuals lacking a \u201cphysical commitment\u201d to the nation&#8217;s future; he disagreed with this notion based on his own military service in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about President Joe Biden potentially stepping back from the 2024 race, Buttigieg expressed optimism about Vice President Kamala Harris being the presumptive nominee and noted an &#8220;incredible energy&#8221; within the Democratic Party as a result. He is rumored to be among those considered for vice president alongside other candidates like Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). Although Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) was mentioned in discussions about potential candidates, he indicated via social media that it is not currently the right time for him.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to targeting working-class voters, Trump&#8217;s campaign has also reached out to Generation Z through platforms like TikTok and collaborations with social media influencers such as Logan Paul and Jake Paul<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2316031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pete-Buttigieg-scaled-1024x681.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36453,32171,3756,32076,18074],"class_list":["post-2316030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-pete-buttigieg","tag-political-commentary","tag-republicans","tag-washington-examiner","tag-working-class"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pete-Buttigieg-scaled-1024x681.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}