# Pete Buttigieg says ‘of course’ America is ready for a gay president

https://mins.news/en/video/56640

- NBC News, 2026-09-13 13:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4IPlKXgwDM

> Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who sought the presidency in 2020, says he would not have run if he had not believed America was already ready for a gay president. He is weighing a possible 2028 campaign.

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