Pence on Buttigieg's Straw Man Attacks: What Gives Old Pal?

Pence on Buttigieg's Straw Man Attacks: What Gives Old Pal?
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Vice President Mike Pence is surprised that 2020 Democratic hopeful and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg is attacking him on the campaign trail after they shared days back home as Hoosier allies.

Over the weekend, Buttigieg increased his criticism of the former Indiana governor, suggesting that Pence attacked the Democrat for being gay.

"If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade," Buttigieg said. "And that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand. That if you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me — your quarrel, sir, is with my creator," he added.

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