[Washington Examiner] Former President Barack Obama reportedly told a crowd of donors that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg could not win the presidency because "he’s gay" and "short," according to a book on the 2020 presidential election.
Obama made his remarks about the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor during an October 2019 dinner event in New York in front of a crowd of black corporate donors, according to a book by NBC’s Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes of the Hill.
Obama's attendance at the event was reportedly a partial attempt for the former president to tout Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a viable 2020 candidate for the presidency. At the time, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Warren, Buttigieg, and President Biden were considered front-runners for office.
During the same event, Obama joked about Buttigieg's age, sexuality, and height, stating them as reasons why he could not win the 2020 presidential election, according to the book, which was released Tuesday. |