Young activists' opposition to Pete Buttigieg is turning to fury, fueled by a boisterous online ecosystem of progressives who are driving anti-Buttigieg commentary and memes
"Do you want to go ahead and do the thing?" he asked them.A few voices in the audience chuckled as Buttigieg invited the young activists, most of them college students at Grinnell College, to spread out so he could see their signs. "Wall Street Pete," one sign read. Another:"Youth to Pete: You will Kill Us."Read More"No, I won't! 'You will kill us?' That's really mean!" Buttigieg exclaimed.
The controversy over his time at McKinsey as a management consultant has fueled accusations that he is bought and paid for by corporate interests. And opposition research has flourished online, including one that accused him of playing a role in a bread price fixing scheme at a Canadian grocery store chain that began and ended long after his months-long consulting stint for the company. The chain, Loblaws, released a statement saying Buttigieg had nothing to do with the scheme.
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