Thursday at Washington Post Live event, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg called President Donald Trump a racist.

When asked if the president is a racist, Buttigieg said, “I think so.”

He added, “I mean, if you do racist things and say racist things, the question of whether that makes you a racist is almost academic. The problem with the president is that he does and says racist things and gives cover to other racists.”

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