Pete Buttigieg: Terrible Vice-Presidential Pick

There has been some criticism of Donald Trump’s selection of J. D. Vance as his running mate, much of it merited, some of it not. But whatever you think of Vance, the last person I want to hear from is Pete Buttigieg. The former mayor of Indiana’s fourth-largest city and a former Democratic presidential candidate, now the secretary of transportation, recently went on Real Time with Bill Maher and discussed Vance. Here’s what he had to say:

Pass over the amusing reference to sliced bread. It was a smooth and polished presentation, likely delivered using skills Buttigieg honed during his time at McKinsey, the consulting firm that recently gave New York City the brilliant advice to use garbage cans. Reports, following yesterday’s Mark Kelly trial balloon, that Democratic vice-presidential speculation is returning to Ohio-bordering states strongly suggest that Buttigieg intended this appearance as an audition, or at least part of an extended job-application process.

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There has been some criticism of Donald Trump’s selection of J. D. Vance as his running mate, much of it merited, some of it not. But whatever you think of Vance, the last person I want to hear from is Pete Buttigieg. The former mayor of Indiana’s fourth-largest city and a former Democratic presidential candidate, now the secretary of transportation, recently went on Real Time with Bill Maher and discussed Vance. Here’s what he had to say:

Pass over the amusing reference to sliced bread. It was a smooth and polished presentation, likely delivered using skills Buttigieg honed during his time at McKinsey, the consulting firm that recently gave New York City the brilliant advice to use garbage cans. Reports, following yesterday’s Mark Kelly trial balloon, that Democratic vice-presidential speculation is returning to Ohio-bordering states strongly suggest that Buttigieg intended this appearance as an audition, or at least part of an extended job-application process.