Buttigieg responds to Harris’ VP snub, says voters trust ‘what you’ll do’

Pete Buttigieg said he believes in giving Americans more credit than assuming they couldn’t vote for a Black woman and a gay man on the same presidential ticket. He responded to Kamala Harris’ new book that explained why she didn’t pick him as her running mate, saying voters trust leaders based on what they can do for their lives, not categories.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/18/buttigieg-harris-runing-mate-107-days-00571954