South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBillionaire who donated to Trump in 2016 donates to Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - GOP closes ranks to fill SCOTUS vacancy by November Buttigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice MORE opened the second night of the Democratic presidential primary debates by speaking in Spanish, following the lead of several candidates the previous night.

When asked his first question from Telemundo anchor Jose Diaz Balart, Buttigieg responded quickly in Spanish before going into an answer on the student debt crisis.

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Buttigieg has made a habit of speaking multiple languages on the campaign trail. His use of Spanish during the debate follows Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony Booker3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J), former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (Texas) all speaking Spanish during Wednesday night's debate.

While O’Rourke switched to Spanish in the middle of his first answer, Buttigieg opened the night in Spanish before switching to English to deliver his full answer.

He went on to say that he and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, “have six-figure student debt.”

Buttigieg made history Thursday night as the first openly gay candidate on a Democratic debate stage.