Then-President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid less than a month after a disastrous debate performance against now-President Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. (Kevin D. Liles for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
When asked whether Biden experienced cognitive decline, Buttigieg told reporters that "every time I needed something from him from the West Wing, I got it."
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"The time I worked closest with him in his final year was around the Baltimore bridge collapse. And what I can tell you is that the same president the world saw addressing that was the president I was in the Oval with, insisting that we do a good job, do right by Baltimore. And that was characteristic of my experience with him," he added.
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg headlines a veterans town hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 13, 2025. Buttigieg's appearance sparked speculation he may make another presidential run in 2028. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)
However, when asked by Fox News if the trip to Iowa – where he also gathered with staffers from his 2020 campaign and was followed around by a videographer from his political group Win the Era – was the beginning of an assessment period, Buttigieg said "right now, I’m not running for anything and part of what’s exciting and compelling about an opportunity like this is to be campaigning for values and for ideas rather than a specific electoral campaign. So that's what I'm about."
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When told about audience members who said they supported him in 2020 and would be interested in backing him again if he runs in 2028, Buttigieg said, "of course, it means a lot to hear that people who supported me then continue to believe in what I have to say."
The Cedar Rapids event was hosted by VoteVets, a progressive group that represents veterans and military families in the political process. The group told Fox News that 1,800 people attended the event.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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