{"id":2317046,"date":"2024-07-31T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-suggests-trump-didnt-even-pretend-to-care-about-how-vance-would-govern-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T20:09:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T00:09:28","slug":"buttigieg-suggests-trump-didnt-even-pretend-to-care-about-how-vance-would-govern-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-suggests-trump-didnt-even-pretend-to-care-about-how-vance-would-govern-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg suggests Trump didn\u2019t \u2019even pretend\u2019 to care about how Vance would govern &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fbuttigieg-suggests-trump-didnt-even-pretend-to-care-about-how-vance-would-govern-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=2317046&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 Pete Buttigieg criticized former\u200d President Donald\u2062 Trump\u2019s\u2064 comments \u200dregarding his vice-presidential\u200b running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, \u2062suggesting that Trump&#8217;s selection was motivated \u2063by \u200belectoral politics rather than genuine\u2064 interest in \u200cgovernance. Speaking on MSNBC, Buttigieg pointed out Trump\u2019s dismissal \u2062of the vice presidential choice&#8217;s importance, noting that Trump seemed uninterested\u200c in the implications of \u200dsuch a selection for the\u2064 country. This response followed\u2064 an \u2062unfavorable \u2063reception Trump received at the National Association of\u2064 Black \u2063Journalists convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris was absent. Trump had\u200c previously \u200dclaimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unpopular-kamala-harris-could-be-a-thorn-in-the-side-of-democrats-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Unpopular Kamala Harris Could Be A Thorn In The Side Of Democrats\u2019 Midterm Elections\">vice presidents typically<\/a> have little impact on elections, \u200bleading to Buttigieg&#8217;s assertion that Trump did not even pretend to care \u200babout Vance&#8217;s potential\u200b role. Vance has\u2062 faced\u2062 significant criticism from various quarters since teaming \u200dup \u2064with Trump.  <\/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\">Buttigieg suggests Trump didn&rsquo;t &rsquo;even pretend&rsquo; to care about how Vance would govern<\/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_1719989\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Transportation<\/a> Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Buttigieg<\/a> went after former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s comments on his running mate from the National Association of Black Journalists convention Wednesday, suggesting he only picked him for votes, not for the job he&rsquo;d do as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-email-reportedly-names-kamala-harris-others-as-key-contacts-for-joint-venture-with-china-energy-co\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for &#039;Joint Venture&#039; With China Energy Co.\">vice-president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg&rsquo;s comments on MSNBC come directly after Trump received a hostile reception at the convention, which Vice President Kamala Harris could not attend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump was asked about Vance and his answer was it doesn&rsquo;t matter that much to the outcome who you pick for VP,&rdquo; Buttigieg said, &ldquo;which means it did not occur to him to even pretend to be interested in the impact of the vice presidential choice on the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump earlier Wednesday said, &ldquo;Historically, the vice president, in terms of the election, does not have any impact,&rdquo; in response to a question about whether Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is ready for the vice presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has received a torrent of animosity since he became Trump&rsquo;s running mate, with many on the left branding him &ldquo;weird.&rdquo; Old clips have also resurfaced that Democrats have used to brand Vance as anti-woman. In a 2021 interview, he said &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-childless-cat-ladies-comment-taken-out-of-context-and-blown-up-by-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Vance says \u2018childless cat ladies\u2019 comment taken out of context and blown up by Democrats - Washington Examiner\">childless cat ladies&#038;rdquo<\/a>; who work for the Biden administration, mentioning Harris in particular, are running the country.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the Harris campaign has used them as fuel against Vance, who is somewhat viewed as dragging down Trump, instead of lifting him up in support. One week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-announce-vice-presidential-decision-as-campaign-struggles-with-state-ballot-access\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. will reveal VP pick amid campaign&#039;s ballot access challenges\">running mate announcement<\/a>, Vance&rsquo;s favorability rating was down 6 points, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/1815905253793095967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s remarks likely will contribute to that speculation, and he noted that voters are voting for the president, not their running mate. Now Buttigieg and other Democrats are using Vance as fodder for their attacks on Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg is a popular pick to be Harris&rsquo;s running mate, even though it appears her choice may be narrowed to a governor such as Govs. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) or Andy Beshear (D-KY).<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration official, along with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), is among the top choices for Harris outside of a Democratic governor.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1719989\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1719989\"}});<\/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 former President Donald Trump\u2019s remarks about his vice-presidential pick during the National Association of Black Journalists convention on Wednesday. He implied that Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance solely for electoral gain rather than considering his qualifications for the role. Buttigieg&#8217;s statements on MSNBC followed a negative reception for Trump at the event, which Vice President Kamala Harris was unable to attend. &#8220;Trump was asked about Vance and responded that the choice of VP doesn&#8217;t significantly affect election outcomes,&#8221; Buttigieg noted, adding that this indicates Trump didn&#8217;t even bother to feign interest in how a vice president could impact the country. Earlier in the day, Trump had stated that historically, a vice president has little influence on elections when asked if Vance was prepared for the role. Since becoming Trump&#8217;s running mate, Vance has faced considerable backlash from critics who have labeled him as &#8220;weird&#8221; and highlighted past comments he made perceived as anti-woman, including derogatory remarks about women without children working in government roles like Harris&#8217;s. The Harris campaign has leveraged these criticisms against Vance, who is seen by some as more of a liability than an asset to Trump&#8217;s campaign; following his announcement as running mate, Vance&#8217;s favorability rating dropped by 6 points according to CNN data. Trump&#8217;s comments are likely to fuel further speculation regarding this dynamic since he emphasized that voters primarily focus on presidential candidates rather than their running mates. Meanwhile, Buttigieg and other Democrats are using Vance\u2019s situation to launch attacks against Trump; Buttigieg remains a favored candidate for Harris\u2019s potential running mate despite her narrowing options possibly leading her toward governors like Josh Shapiro (D-PA) or Andy Beshear (D-KY)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2317047,"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\/ap-pete-buttigieg-press-conference-073024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4943,20683,3634,15469],"class_list":["post-2317046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-buttigieg","tag-governance","tag-trump","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ap-pete-buttigieg-press-conference-073024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317046","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}