Buttigieg: I Recognize that I Benefit from ‘White Male Privilege’ in this Run for Presidency

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Call for ░░░░░░░░ like me Trevor Would ░░░░░░░░ been part of a ░░░░░░░░ that has really spread ░░░░░░░░ wildfire in the country ░░░░░░░░ it s spread like ░░░░░░░░ on TV as well ░░░░░░░░ the media People speak ░░░░░░░░ mayor Pete Some people ░░░░░░░░ said you know the ░░░░░░░░ you get so much ░░░░░░░░ coverage is not unlike ░░░░░░░░ Biden or Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ though some people say ░░░░░░░░ re benefiting from white ░░░░░░░░ privilege where the media ░░░░░░░░ to cover you and ░░░░░░░░ who maybe would be ░░░░░░░░ different skin colors wouldn ░░░░░░░░ get the same level ░░░░░░░░ coverage do you think ░░░░░░░░ re benefiting from that ░░░░░░░░ do you think there ░░░░░░░░ something else that gets ░░░░░░░░ people going that puts ░░░░░░░░ in the spotlight Well ░░░░░░░░ d like to believe ░░░░░░░░ s my qualities my ░░░░░░░░ but I have been ░░░░░░░░ on this because one ░░░░░░░░ the things about privilege ░░░░░░░░ white privilege or male ░░░░░░░░ is you don t ░░░░░░░░ about it much It ░░░░░░░░ being in an out ░░░░░░░░ where you are constantly ░░░░░░░░ of it It s ░░░░░░░░ when you are in ░░░░░░░░ majority or privileged group ░░░░░░░░ I try to check ░░░░░░░░ and try to make ░░░░░░░░ that I understand the ░░░░░░░░ that help explain why ░░░░░░░░ are going well Again ░░░░░░░░ are lots of UPS ░░░░░░░░ we re having a ░░░░░░░░ moment and a few ░░░░░░░░ weeks but I m ░░░░░░░░ no illusion that it ░░░░░░░░ stay like this definitely ░░░░░░░░ ll have a lot ░░░░░░░░ challenges from here and ░░░░░░░░ voting next year and ░░░░░░░░ to the nomination and ░░░░░░░░ election But I think ░░░░░░░░ s a media environment ░░░░░░░░ pushes people into lanes ░░░░░░░░ they comfortably fit there ░░░░░░░░ not and I think ░░░░░░░░ s simply harder for ░░░░░░░░ of color or female ░░░░░░░░ m very mindful of ░░░░░░░░ The only thing I ░░░░░░░░ how to do about ░░░░░░░░ from where I m ░░░░░░░░ is to try to ░░░░░░░░ true to a message ░░░░░░░░ vision that s meaningful ░░░░░░░░ be as respectful as ░░░░░░░░ can to the others ░░░░░░░░ don t view myself ░░░░░░░░ having components but competitors ░░░░░░░░ I think each of ░░░░░░░░ needs to compete based ░░░░░░░░ what we have to ░░░░░░░░ Applause Trevor I m ░░░░░░░░ to keep you around ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ some of your ideas ░░░░░░░░ America s future Don ░░░░░░░░ go away After the ░░░░░░░░ we ll be chatting ░░░░░░░░ with mayor Pete Buttigieg ░░░░░░░░ ll be right back