Pete Buttigieg campaign roasted for adding applause to CNN town hall clips
The Buttigieg campaign was called out on Friday over clips it shared from a CNN town hall for having fake applause added to the candidate's remarks.
"To me, that is not just a concern for our generation, it's a concern that calls on us to build an alliance among generations to try to make sure that the future really is better than the past," Buttigieg told an attendee, sparking audible applause with a graphic plugging Thursday night's televised event.
However, the Center for Popular Democracy Action, a group supporting fellow Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., resurfaced the original clip which did not feature any applause. Buttigieg further elaborated with his response, which later did receive some applause.
The group also compared a second clip that was shared by the Buttigieg campaign of an exchange between Buttigieg and CNN anchor Jake Tapper over the candidate's name.
"Not Boot-a-judge," Tapper asked for clarification.
"Either way, it gets you there," Buttigieg responded, sparking some laughter and audible applause.
But the original clip of the exchange shows the laughter and no applause, with Buttigieg adding, "Back home, they just call me Mayor Pete."
Critics slammed the Buttigieg campaign, some comparing the clips to Jeb Bush's "Please clap" moment during the 2016 election and calling the clips "as fake as his victory" in Iowa this week.
Didn’t trump have to hire people to attend his announcement to run for office in 2015?
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.
It turns out the 2015 event might not have happened, at least not on June 16. And the over-the-top staging that featured a crowd including paid actors could have been even more theatrical if one early idea hadn’t been scrapped.
Damn, and I forgot that one of trumps greatest qualities is his ability to completely blow off paying people for their work. Really great guy you support, Riley.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Did he? He certainly whines like somebody who lost for the last 4 years.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
Well, he's the president, so, yeah, I would say he beat your girl. Is that even arguable?
Next, he's beaten the 'hate for trump' party in absolutely everything they've thrown at him. Collusion, russian interference, the bahr report, mentally incompetent, stormy, avinnatti, impeachment, on and on.
And the dem's aren't done yet I feel the dem's don't realize each step of the way they are helping trump. Add in the dem. party apparently is upset that biden didn't win in Iowa............
All liberal hearsay cause if any FED agency could have gotten Trump YOUR Pres and his criminal deep state buds would have made sure that it would have been brought up by now pfffft
So now it’s hearsay? Stop embarrassing yourself. You ask for proof and I provide more than enough evidence, with other links saying the same thing.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
HaHa… do you actually think I get embarrassed by what you and your hater friends here think of me. Don't flatter yourself lmao,your the one that should be embarrassed that your pres did nada ,zilch, nothing for minorities.. what a missed opportunity LMAO that's the facts dude.
? What are you talking about? Change the topic after getting proof that you asked for?
Weird.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
How about keeping the Electoral College and scrapping Pete Buttigieg?
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February 7, 2020
Buttigieg Argues for End of Electoral College After Iowa ‘Victory’ Without Popular Vote
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) argued that the popular vote should take precedence in a presidential election, just after he lost the popular vote to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Iowa. “I think that the Electoral College has run its course and in the futur…
Ofcourse, cause the royalty class needs the commoners To understand that they’re here to save us.
Bloomberg is the PC version of trump. Both trash.
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
I have to laugh at the thought of you and Pit reacting to Trump pulling this fast one.
Hypocrite much?
Hardly.
One is the POTUS lying bare faced while documented video footage exposes the truth.
One is a media manipulation that happens ALL the time. The example Swish gave where Trump manufactured PR to announce his candidacy .... THAT is an equal comparison and THAT is a nothing burger just like this.
Hey but nice try. I appreciate you posting something that isn't simply just a spew up of Trump rhetoric.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Four years ago on Sunday, Donald Trump descended through the pink marble and brass atrium of Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president , the first step on a journey few believed would take him all the way to the White House.
It turns out the 2015 event might not have happened, at least not on June 16. And the over-the-top staging that featured a crowd including paid actors could have been even more theatrical if one early idea hadn’t been scrapped.
Damn, and I forgot that one of trumps greatest qualities is his ability to completely blow off paying people for their work. Really great guy you support, Riley.
See - this is a comparable action to what Pete did. And I could give a rats patootie about this either.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
I started out liking Pete and would have had him second on my list of prefered candidates. I think he is very smart, well articulated (this is important), seems to get the complexity of the world stage, and expressed progressive ideas. But then I heard him talking religion and that sent up the first red flag. Then he waffled on Medicare for all and gave into political pressure of "choice" which is better expressed as "status quo". Then he started suddenly sounding moderate to center left! Say what? How does a progressive start sounding like Hillary and suddenly become Joe Biden's top competition? Progressive my ass, he lied.
I still like him enough to vote for him if he is the nominee, but there damn sure won't be an 08 Obama vibe on the progressive left for this guy.
Your feelings and opinions do not add up to facts.
Klobuchar is laying it on Pete right now. Good lord
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”
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