Pete Buttigieg told a Fox News anchor that he didn’t disagree with Donald Trump’s ex-chief of staff, retired Gen. John Kelly, over Kelly’s assessment that his former boss was a would-be autocrat and a “fascist”.
Buttigieg went on the right-wing channel to spar with the network’s conservative hosts on Sunday, a realm where the Transportation Secretary has been particularly effective in championing the Biden-Harris administration’s record. As Trump was onstage in Kinston, North Carolina, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, faced Neil Cavuto’s questions.