Buttigieg on if He’s Asked to Be VP: ‘Sure, But We’re Just Not on that Mode Right Now’

Buttigieg I heard myself ░░░░░░░░ That is Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ she s going to ░░░░░░░░ the next president MADDOW ░░░░░░░░ you endorsed Vice President ░░░░░░░░ you said you would ░░░░░░░░ all you can to ░░░░░░░░ her win Will you ░░░░░░░░ as her vice president ░░░░░░░░ she asked you to ░░░░░░░░ She s going to ░░░░░░░░ that decision she s ░░░░░░░░ to do it based ░░░░░░░░ what s best for ░░░░░░░░ country best for the ░░░░░░░░ and best for the ░░░░░░░░ I ll do everything ░░░░░░░░ my power to make ░░░░░░░░ that she is the ░░░░░░░░ president because it s ░░░░░░░░ important It is really ░░░░░░░░ of all important in ░░░░░░░░ of how everyday life ░░░░░░░░ change I think another ░░░░░░░░ important thing that will ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ decision and sacrifice that ░░░░░░░░ made is an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ really refocus this campaign ░░░░░░░░ what it means for ░░░░░░░░ around America Of course ░░░░░░░░ talk about Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ her extraordinary leadership we ░░░░░░░░ talk about Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ his unfitness for office ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance and ░░░░░░░░ inability to show any ░░░░░░░░ that he believes in ░░░░░░░░ in any durable way ░░░░░░░░ honestly most of this ░░░░░░░░ will not be about ░░░░░░░░ It will be about ░░░░░░░░ American people This is ░░░░░░░░ chance to really bring ░░░░░░░░ home I m excited ░░░░░░░░ be out there on ░░░░░░░░ trail whenever there is ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to remind people ░░░░░░░░ they already agree with ░░░░░░░░ Harris and Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ with Donald Trump on ░░░░░░░░ after issue after issue ░░░░░░░░ taxes to gun safety ░░░░░░░░ a woman s right ░░░░░░░░ choose MADDOW I don ░░░░░░░░ mean to be weird ░░░░░░░░ this started off weird ░░░░░░░░ you asking me to ░░░░░░░░ you Pete and I ░░░░░░░░ t and that s ░░░░░░░░ by itself but if ░░░░░░░░ asked are saying you ░░░░░░░░ not say no Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ We are just not ░░░░░░░░ that mode right now ░░░░░░░░ know we are on ░░░░░░░░ second day since the ░░░░░░░░ made his decision I ░░░░░░░░ her By the way ░░░░░░░░ people in the country ░░░░░░░░ more about the vice ░░░░░░░░ and about the weight ░░░░░░░░ that decision than she ░░░░░░░░ I very much trust ░░░░░░░░ to make a choice ░░░░░░░░ makes sense to her ░░░░░░░░ is right for the ░░░░░░░░ and is right for ░░░░░░░░ country MADDOW Pete Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ appreciate you being here ░░░░░░░░ It s a pleasure ░░░░░░░░ you with us and ░░░░░░░░ really appreciate you taking ░░░░░░░░ time.”