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Buttigieg: Trump census reversal a 'face-saving' recognition that 'he's been on the wrong side'
BY RACHEL FRAZIN - 07/11/19 10:23 PM EDT
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Thursday lambasted President Trump's reversal on previous plans to push for a citizenship question on the 2020 census, calling the move a "face-saving way to recognize that he's been on the wrong side."
Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said in an interview with CNN that Trump's decision earlier Thursday to drop his administrations effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census shows that the president is "recognizing reality and backing down."
"It sounds like a face-saving way to recognize that he's been on the wrong side of the law throughout," he said. "There are any number of ways to do research on issues like immigration, but tinkering with the census was clearly racially and politically motivated."
"It's why it was held to be unlawful by the courts," Buttigieg added. "And it sounds although he changes his mind from day to day, so you don't really know for sure but it sounds like he was at least at last recognizing reality and backing down."
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/452744-buttigieg-calls-trump-census-reversal-a-face-saving-way-to-recognize-that
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Buttigieg: Trump census reversal a 'face-saving' recognition that 'he's been on the wrong side' (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jul 2019
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jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)1. Mayor Pete's wrong about one thing
There's no saving Trump's face. And it doesn't sound like this was his decision.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LuvNewcastle
(16,846 posts)2. I wonder what his thoughts are on pot legalization?
I'm glad he's talking about reducing incarceration. That's an important issue, but he's going to have to get more specific about why he couldn't achieve more diversity in the police dept. What do other cities do to find more minorities for police jobs? Is it expensive? That shooting has opened a big can of worms.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
femmedem
(8,203 posts)4. He is for legalizing marijuana.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LuvNewcastle
(16,846 posts)5. Perfect! Thanks for the link.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
not_the_one
(2,227 posts)3. "realizing you are on the wrong side" and "losing"
are two totally different concepts.
turdface knew he was losing on this issue. Now he is lying, twisting into a pretzel to try to present it as a win.
So Sad.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden