Buttigieg Battles Warren on Campaign Funding: You Impose Purity Tests That You Yourself Cannot Pass

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Warren We can t ░░░░░░░░ people that can put ░░░░░░░░ 5 000 for a ░░░░░░░░ drown out the voices ░░░░░░░░ everyone else Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Warren They don t ░░░░░░░░ my campaign and they ░░░░░░░░ t in my White ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Buttigieg you had ░░░░░░░░ hand raised Applause Can ░░░░░░░░ help but feel that ░░░░░░░░ have been directed at ░░░░░░░░ And here is the ░░░░░░░░ We re in the ░░░░░░░░ of our lives right ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ have made it abundantly ░░░░░░░░ that they will stop ░░░░░░░░ nothing not even foreign ░░░░░░░░ to hold on to ░░░░░░░░ They have already put ░░░░░░░░ more than 300 million ░░░░░░░░ is our chance This ░░░░░░░░ our only chance to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump And we ░░░░░░░░ t try to do ░░░░░░░░ with one hand tied ░░░░░░░░ our back The way ░░░░░░░░ will win is to ░░░░░░░░ everybody to our side ░░░░░░░░ this fight If that ░░░░░░░░ that you are a ░░░░░░░░ student digging deep to ░░░░░░░░ online to peteforamerica com ░░░░░░░░ chip in 10 that ░░░░░░░░ great If you can ░░░░░░░░ 1 000 without blinking ░░░░░░░░ s great too We ░░░░░░░░ everybody s help in ░░░░░░░░ fight I m not ░░░░░░░░ to turn away anyone ░░░░░░░░ wants to help us ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump We need ░░░░░░░░ who have been with ░░░░░░░░ all along yes But ░░░░░░░░ also need independents worried ░░░░░░░░ the direction of the ░░░░░░░░ If you were a ░░░░░░░░ disgusted with what s ░░░░░░░░ on in your own ░░░░░░░░ we re not going ░░░░░░░░ agree on everything but ░░░░░░░░ need you in this ░░░░░░░░ and I will welcome ░░░░░░░░ to our side Thank ░░░░░░░░ Mr Mayor Applause Senator ░░░░░░░░ 45 seconds to respond ░░░░░░░░ the mayor just recently ░░░░░░░░ a fundraiser that was ░░░░░░░░ in a wine cave ░░░░░░░░ of crystals and served ░░░░░░░░ a bottle wine Think ░░░░░░░░ who comes to that ░░░░░░░░ had promised that every ░░░░░░░░ he would do would ░░░░░░░░ open door but this ░░░░░░░░ was closed door We ░░░░░░░░ the decision many years ░░░░░░░░ that rich people in ░░░░░░░░ filled rooms would not ░░░░░░░░ the next president of ░░░░░░░░ United States Applause Billionaires ░░░░░░░░ wine caves should not ░░░░░░░░ the next president of ░░░░░░░░ United States Mr Mayor ░░░░░░░░ response You know according ░░░░░░░░ Forbes magazine I m ░░░░░░░░ the only person on ░░░░░░░░ stage who is not ░░░░░░░░ millionaire or a billionaire ░░░░░░░░ So this is important ░░░░░░░░ is the problem with ░░░░░░░░ purity tests you cannot ░░░░░░░░ pass If I pledge ░░░░░░░░ I pledge never to ░░░░░░░░ in the company of ░░░░░░░░ Progressive democratic donor I ░░░░░░░░ t be up here ░░░░░░░░ your net worth is ░░░░░░░░ times mine Suppose you ░░░░░░░░ home and felt the ░░░░░░░░ Spirit I know this ░░░░░░░░ t likely but stay ░░░░░░░░ me and decided to ░░░░░░░░ on Pete com and ░░░░░░░░ the maximum would that ░░░░░░░░ my campaign because it ░░░░░░░░ from a wealthy person ░░░░░░░░ I would be glad ░░░░░░░░ have that support We ░░░░░░░░ the support to everybody ░░░░░░░░ is invested to help ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump Applause We ░░░░░░░░ like to bring everyone ░░░░░░░░ obviously senator Warren would ░░░░░░░░ to give you a ░░░░░░░░ to respond I do ░░░░░░░░ sell access to my ░░░░░░░░ I don t spend ░░░░░░░░ with millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ don t meet behind ░░░░░░░░ doors with big dollar ░░░░░░░░ Look I have taken ░░░░░░░░ that ought to be ░░░░░░░░ easy step for anyone ░░░░░░░░ I said to anyone ░░░░░░░░ you want to donate ░░░░░░░░ me that s fine ░░░░░░░░ don t come around ░░░░░░░░ expecting to be named ░░░░░░░░ because that s what ░░░░░░░░ on in these high ░░░░░░░░ fundraisers I said no ░░░░░░░░ I asked everybody on ░░░░░░░░ stage to join me ░░░░░░░░ ought to be an ░░░░░░░░ step And here s ░░░░░░░░ problem If you can ░░░░░░░░ stand up and take ░░░░░░░░ steps that are relatively ░░░░░░░░ can t stand up ░░░░░░░░ the wealthy and well ░░░░░░░░ when it is relatively ░░░░░░░░ when you are a ░░░░░░░░ then how can the ░░░░░░░░ people believe you will ░░░░░░░░ up to the wealthy ░░░░░░░░ well connected when you ░░░░░░░░ president and it is ░░░░░░░░ hard Senator I ve ░░░░░░░░ to respond First of ░░░░░░░░ Mr Mayor one more ░░░░░░░░ to respond If you ░░░░░░░░ t say no to ░░░░░░░░ donor then you have ░░░░░░░░ business running in the ░░░░░░░░ place Senator your presidential ░░░░░░░░ right now as we ░░░░░░░░ is funded in part ░░░░░░░░ money you transferred having ░░░░░░░░ it at those exact ░░░░░░░░ big ticket fundraisers you ░░░░░░░░ denounce Did it corrupt ░░░░░░░░ senator Of course not ░░░░░░░░ to denounce the same ░░░░░░░░ of fund raising guidelines ░░░░░░░░ President Obama went by ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Pelosi goes by ░░░░░░░░ you yourself went by ░░░░░░░░ not long ago to ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party and ░░░░░░░░ a campaign ready for ░░░░░░░░ fight of our lives ░░░░░░░░ purity tests shrink the ░░░░░░░░ of the most important ░░░░░░░░ We d like to ░░░░░░░░ everyone in Thank you ░░░░░░░░