OF COURSE:
Trump went after Mayor Pete Buttigieg for the first time at a rally in Panama City Beach, Florida on Wednesday night, mocking the pronunciation chant used by Mayor Pete’s supporters.
Said Trump: “We got some real beauties. We got a choice between Sleepy Joe and Crazy Bernie. I’ll take any of them, let’s just pick somebody please and let’s start this thing.” “Pick somebody!” he demanded, looking into the crowd. “We have a young man, Butt-ig-ieg, boot-edge-edge, they say edge–edge,” said Trump.
“He’s got a great chance doesn’t he?” Trump asked dismissively. “He’ll be great. He’ll be great. Representing us against President Xi of China. I want to be in that room, I want to watch that one.”
On Thursday, of course, the media asked Pete what he thought about it. His response was just, well, perfect:
“You can’t get too worried about the name calling and the games he plays. I was thinking of a Chinese proverb that goes, when the wind changes, some people build walls and some people build windmills. You gotta recognize that we need something that is completely different from what is in this White House."
He went on to say:
"The negotiations that they (this administration) are conducting, whether it’s on trade or things like North Korea, are usually just a personal high-wire act with no safety net.”
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In my opinion, Trump just raised Pete's profile quite a great deal.
