Surprising absolutely nobody with a working knowledge of his history, Donald Trump struggled to pronounce Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s name during a campaign rally this week.
“We have a young man, Buttigieg,” Trump began. He then sputtered out his strained pronunciation of Buttigieg’s name. “Boot-edge-edge. They say edge-edge,” Trump groused. “He’s got a great chance, doesn’t he?” he continued. “He’ll be great representing us against President Xi of China. I want to be in that room, I want to watch that one.”
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Trump targeting Buttigieg is no coincidence. The openly gay mayor of South Bend, IN said this week that he is better suited to govern than Trump, and that he is more experienced. “I have more government experience than the President of the United States,” Buttigieg said on The Today Show earlier this week. “That might be a low bar, but I also have more executive government experience than the Vice President, and I have more military experience than anybody who’s walked into that office on day one since George H.W. Bush.”
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.@PeteButtigieg getting name-checked by President Trump at his #MAGA rally tonight. (No nickname, yet.) pic.twitter.com/nAiSD9Wfpd
— jay svoboda (@jaysvoboda) May 9, 2019
Buttigieg has also called for Trump’s impeachment.
A number of prominent celebrities and personalities have had trouble pronouncing Buttigieg’s name, which derives from Maltese origins. Earlier this month, Oprah Winfrey elicited laughs for referring to the mayor as “Buttabeep, Buttaboop.”
Juanjo
Last night, Don the Con was making fun to Buttigieg. Said a man with Buttigieg’s education and language skills could not deal with foreign leaders. Buttigieg speaks Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Arabic, Dari, and French. He was an intelligence officer in the Navy. Buttigieg graduated from Harvard College and, on a Rhodes Scholarship, from Pembroke College, Oxford. I think Buttigieg has far more intelligence, education, and experience than Donnie. But that isn’t a high bar to cross. A toaster has more qualifications than Don.
youarederanged
Yeah but he doesn’t have a strong backbone. Speaking languages is great and all, but his energy is weak and he comes across as a pushover.
Heywood Jablowme
Trump can represent us in Belgium because he speaks Belch.
dwes09
@youarederanged
Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he is a pushover for the autocrats he admires/idolizes, is hostile to the leaders of other democratic developed nations and certainly has little in the way of diplomatic skills.
I don’t understand why you believe he has “backbone”, or why you think it is more important than the actual skills needed in 21st century politics. It obviously is not.
Juanjo
Yup, you truly are deranged.
youarederanged
Trump probably doesn’t want to waste time learning Buttigieg’s name because he’ll be irrelevant in another month or two anyway.
Johnne87
plus he lacks the ability to learn it. So there is that.
Josh447
Actually from all the smiles on his husband’s face, I’d say Pete has all the staying power needed.
dwes09
He doesn’t want to invest the time in learning anything, because he “trusts” his rotund gut.
“Who knew that health care could be so complicated”
(everybody)
“This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
(he had no idea that the presidency would be difficult and complicated!)
“I know more about ISIS than the generals do. Believe me.”
(he has no idea that actual information and experience is superior to his imagination)
I personally believe that Buttigieg’s star might well fade before the election, but that is not because Trump has any qualities or qualifications that are greater than his other than arrogance, sociopathy and self-delusion.
PinkoOfTheGange
Sure Jan.
Chrisk
dwes09
Excellent comment:-)
james7
I see the Trumps sent out their little pony Franklin Graham to smear Mayor Pete; which tells me that they are worried about Pete’s appeal and growing momentum. Mayor Pete continues to impress in interview after interview. Time for a new generation of leadership and time for Biden, Sanders, and especially grumpy old man Trump to retire.
Josh447
Yup. Pretty much pasture time for the ancient fossils. Though with Pete being gay some fossil may prevail. However VP maybe in his stars.
kayakriver
Surprise surprise, Trump bashing here again. The only president to appoint an openly gay man as ambassador. The LEAST anti-gay president ever elected. That’s why I don’t partake in the gay community, bunch of brain-washed morons.
kayakriver
From Trump today:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Great news today: My Administration just secured a historic donation of HIV prevention drugs from Gilead to help expand access to PrEP for the uninsured and those at risk. Will help us achieve our goal of ending the HIV epidemic in America!
Diplomat-G
@kayakriver
And? The fact is that PrEP wholesale cost is $0.08 cents a pill yet pharma charges 1300 per month that’s $42 dollars a pill for 30 days the donation will cover 200, 000 people for 11 yrs it is useless since once you go off PrEP you can not go back on it. Instead of draining money from the CDC and other programs to build his little wall he could use OUR money to provide actual healthcare.
Chrisk
Yes good news but Trump is still a narcissist who could care less about anybody with HIV. No one should trust this is coming from any place of Goodwill and his part.
WillParkinson
And then we have this…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/12/29/trump-administration-fires-all-members-of-hivaids-advisory-council/
Juanjo
Amusing. You have been posting that everywhere.
Let’s look at reality. Truvada for PrEP was developed and patented by the US government. Gilead spent not one single penny in development or testing. They have a monopoly on the drug in the market. One which earned them 3 billion in profits last year alone. And they jacked up the price this year. So, manufacturing costs are about sixty cents a dose is sold for around 55.00 a dose. They agree to release the drug to 200,000 people who can’t afford it. Great. They donate 1.4 million dollars worth of Truvada and make over 3 billion off it. Good deal. When do they reimburse the US taxpayers for the costs of development and testing?
I am delighted that Trump the Chump #the biggest loser “negotiated” this deal and 200,000 people will benefit. But in proportion, it is the equivalent to you tossing a quarter to a homeless person.
Kangol2
Thanks, Sarah/Kellyanne. Now go tell the traitor Don the Con to resign and proceed straight to jail for his numerous and mounting crimes!