Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 8d A lot of us know people - good people - who may have believed the promises they were told about "draining the swamp" or "no new wars." Now is the time to reach out to them. Not to say, "I told you so," but to say, "He doesn't deserve you."
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No. There can be blame. No good person believed those lies.
Fuck those people, Pete. They're all lost causes.
Willfully ignorant, lazy, greedy, or racist people, that’s what I see. How about calling for the impeachment and conviction of our criminal president. I can get behind that.
They still believe him no matter what we say.
They still believe him. They believe he has made their lives better, that everything going wrong is someone else’s fault, the #EpsteinFiles don’t matter, migrants don’t deserve to be here, and (while protecting pedos) he’s protecting our daughters. It’s like a cult and they need deprogramming.
I wish him luck. But if you can watch 🤡 be fact checked in real time and still side with him you are a fundamentally broken person and no amount of hand shaking or (dear Lord) intellectual conversation will change that. I'd prefer shame and silence 🤷 not even a told you so just move on.
Okay, he may not deserve them but they do deserve him.
They ain’t coming back. Trump says “hate” and they immediately ask “Who?” Cut em loose, build a better country and starve them out.
If they were born yesterday how are they old enough to have voted in 2024? Because everyone who WAS eligible to vote had already had firsthand experience with this and said “yeah let’s do it again.” Those aren’t good people.
no one is saying "I told you so." we're saying your lack judgement, morality, decency, seriousness, critical thinking skills, your inability to differentiate fact from fiction, your willingness to believe anything and refusal to ever admit you were wrong about it, has all pretty much screwed us.
If you think I’m reaching out to the Klanny white trash MAGA in Ohio, you are out of your damn mind. They know exactly what they voted for. They can’t wait for JD Klance to be the next grand wizard candidate.
The anger and hate in my heart refuses to offer them amnesty. They deserve repercussions not forgiveness.
If they'd only voted for him once, you might have a point. But they put Trump BACK in the White House AFTER he killed 1.2 million Americans with his f*cked up response to Covid and after his felony convictions and his coup attempt. Kick them straight in the balls and scream "I TOLD YOU SO!!!"
Pete is smart and he works hard. He should be part of the next administration.
You're a really good human.
Still trying to win over the 1/3 of Nazi voters, eh Democrats? Probably be easier to win over the 1/3 of Americans that don't vote. But you all will never do that, because it would require prioritizing and passing left-wing economic policies, and your billionaire owners won't have that.
Please do not accept money from AIPAC and other similar organizations!!!
How about if we don’t row together we won’t get out of this quagmire. And are we better off now than we were almost 2 years ago?
Pete: 100 years ago, 1 in 3 white protestant men in your home state of Indiana was a paid up member of the Klan. I bet you know that and try not to talk about it. Trump 1? Sure, maybe people were fooled. Trump 2? They knew. They knew, Pete. History is rhyming.
They use empathy as a weapon. Support terrible people and ideas that inflict cruelty on others because they know they will be forgiven, just so they can do it all over again. Send them to the darkest corners of our society for all i care.
It was so great to visit with you in Ankeny yesterday at the Venue. You are the kind of human we all should strive to be! #RobSand4Gov See you in 2028!
I think it's time for those folks, including one of my family members, to say they are sorry and take the heat.
spot on!
nah
No. Those people are my parents. I niether believe them nor trust them. They'll still vote for Trump in '28 if he's the nominee. They knew he was a pedofile. They knew he was a rapist. He wrecked the economy last time. So they gave him permission and asked him for more. Those aren't good people.
"He doesn't deserve you." I love it.
I will never reach out to Nazis and I don't like idiots for friends
He did drain the swamp, right into his pocket
I'll say both.
Republican voters witnessed the violent J6 insurrection headed by Trump, to overturn the legitimate results of a POTUS election, like we all did… and then they voted to put that criminal back in the WH Now he’s sending paramilitary groups to execute citizens in Blue States They are unforgivable
When we get polls. My first poll will be : " Pete shave that beard, Y or N". 😹😹😹
Why the fuck would I want to reach out to those same people who want to strip me and my friends of our civil rights, and outright harm us? You bloviating fool.
Pete, I am with you. Every word. Every minute.
Class act.
Talk more about what those data centers are doing to our electric bills and water.
When there are probably going to be 20 STRAIGHT dem POTUS candidates we are going to send the GAY dude to get red maga to vote blue. 🤦♀️🙄 Red maga: You want me to vote for a gay dude that hates trans? I think I will just vote for a straight dude that hates Trans like I always will ! 🤦♀️🙄
Actually it's time to reach out to leftist like Jill Stein and ask them to join our coalition. Why don't you go become a republican. You already have the policies of a log cabin republican and we are not hugging it out with Nazis or BB #GoAway You already have become a transphobic bigot 🤬
Unfortunately, Pete, I don’t know any of these “good” Trump voters. 2016, maybe. But if they still voted for him in 2024, they knew what they were doing and their reasons weren’t “good”.
My definition of a good person is different than yours. Anyone who voted for Trump -- especially the second time -- knew he is a white supremacist, a felon, a rapist, a liar, a thief, an embezzler, a blackmailer, an imbecile, a fraud, and that he is selfish and cruel. They imposed that on us.
PETE GREAT TO SEE YOU IN OMAHA!!! Thanks for supporting Denise Powell for Congress. We look forward to your next leadership position!!!!
i love you, pete, but you're talking about people who hate us simply for being liberal and progressive. and they will believe every lie that rich conservatives can concoct about us.
You’re right, of course. I don’t want you to be right because of all the harm these people have caused, but you are right.
I like this approach. Thank you for your wisdom:
Pete, they believe every propaganda bs fox tells them. They will never admit they got played. And don’t forget they wanted us in jail or out of our country or even dead. They should be held responsible
I know an intern posted this, but can you tell Pete I said... NOPE. F*ck them.
Nope, not me. Compromising was in 2020, before J6. Now I’m more of an eat 💩 and die kinda person. MAGA is completely dead to me.
Sure thing. Now read the comments sections on Foxnews.com
*This* is the way.
No fuck that.
And they'll call you a libtard and tell you why he needs a third term to get it right.
Most Americans simply WANT to live their lives, freedom of choice, affordable, accessible healthcare, housing, childcare & food; employment opportunity & equitable pay, FAIR taxes, safe communities, schools & quality education; to love who & how they wish & practice faith (or not!) w/o judgment/fear
No. Fuck them. Shame and fear is what they deserve for the ret of their existence.
Yeah, now is the time to reach out to bigots, racists, nazis, white supremacists, and cultists. We need those same ppl on our side. What could possibly go wrong?
You may have better luck than me with trump supporters. I have never been able to have an intelligent conversation with any of them. Never!
I take your point but it’s difficult.
Thanks for everything you’re doing, Pete. Appreciate you.
Exactly right. A suggested graphic to share with the key reasons Trump "doesn't deserve you":
I don't know those people. The ones I know are fighting the commies this election cycle.
I don't negotiate with terrorists.
You’re so kind and have such a big heart. I’m just not that forgiving anyone who voted for hate is dead to me
He did drain the swampy reflecting pool, didn't he?
Exemplary leader. I totally see him as our next president.
No Pete, they didn’t vote for him because they believed Trump’s lies, they voted for him because they hate people who look like me, brown. Or are black. I can’t reconcile with someone like that. Focus on uniting the Democratic Party by changing its priorities. Read the room.
their belligerent attitude is proof they are NOT good people
Its crazy watching white people say they won't talk to their neighbors, family members, pta members, etc. You guys are the only ones other white people will listen to. if it's not you, who else will be able to get through to them?I
I cannot believe you got over 2k to like that garbage message! Reaching out to those people has only weakened our party. Instead of continuing to look for voters on the right reach out to the disenchanted Left! The energy is there AND they are more aligned ideologically.
I’m sorry Pete. There is no reasoning with them. If there was they would not have voted for him in 2024.
I hear what you’re saying, but there has to be accountability. There are degrees to this, it’s not a binary issue, but people who have stuck with this for years need to be held to account, even if that means stigma. This cannot be swept under the rug by hugging it out.
The thing is, you have a racist track record as Mayor, and no evidence that's changed. What did your hiring look like as Sec of Transportation? Because you keep spouting stuff like this, and it's such a bad look. Too many want to shore up the racists instead of leaning into the base.
He is such a good person
I would like that for us to do , but in reality supporters won’t change their minds, 1 example in my own experience you can’t convince people to see the truth even you show the facts because they will pull a different narrative, a different story. We can try over and over and they won’t change
I just want to ask them how they could be so unbelievably gullible.
i'm willing to build coalitions with those who have truly changed minds, hearts, and behaviors. for the rest of 'em, it's "told you so" til the end of time. i'm not building coalitions with nazis or white christian nationalists.
What bothers me is that Trump’s utter incompetence was obvious. How could they have taken his promises seriously? In order for democracy to work, people have to think before voting.
We can build a bridge but the have to be willing to cross it.
You're much nicer than I am.
Worth reposting.
I love that line for my MAGA acquaintances. 'Trump doesn't deserve you.' A much better way to start a conversation with them.
I'm sorry but no. This was a valid approach the first time but they knew what they were voting for and happily pulled the lever for all of this. They need to pay for it if we're going to move past this.
Are they good people if they wanted to see people suffer?
Nope. I’ve FINALLY cleaned house! Not of people who differ politically, but of those who are morally, ethically, and empathetically devoid. Those whose emotional toddlerism matches that of a 34x convicted, narcissistic President. Im free of those people and I aint goin’ back. Have at it, Pete!
Maybe your better bet is reaching out to the people arent stupid enough to vote for that asshole and tell them you will fight for what they do deserve. Ffs Pete, why do you consistently favor placating ppl who hate you vs helping people who will vote for your team?
Truth. Nobody likes to be yelled at. Build bridges. Some people can still be reached. Not everyone. But look how close elections always are … we only need a few thousand here and there to swing a whole country.
Hope you run and get that fat cheeto puff out of the whitehouse 🙏💙
Where are the nudes
This guy is pretty good at reaching out to our good people who believed promises. 10/10 no notes. www.facebook.com/reel/1580713...
Mr Buttigieg. You are a smart handsome man but your new look is too much facial hair. You should get rid of the big black mustache
Totally appreciate you and your team and your efforts to unite the country. We might be able to unite and heal once the rule of law is evenly applied, and consequences for all egregiously unlawful behavior and corruption are carried out.
Far too polite.
I see the Democratic party is still demonizing leftists and courting Nazis. Cool, how's that going?
Amen, Sir.
I'll give you my brother's number
They'll still vote GOP so some trans kid can't run on the middle school cross country team. A lost cause.
25th Amendment.
I hope to see you as our next President. We deserve you.
I often wonder if a brilliant gay man could be elected president. Pete is a moderate, which makes him very electable except for his sexual orientation.
I'll try. My instinct is to say, "What the f*ck were you thinking?"
You are the very best of us Pete.
Lol. They deserve each other. The rest of us are victims along for the ride. Good people didn't vote for Trump. They voted for the suffering of others and were sad when they got hit with consequences meant for the people they hated. Everyone knew what they voted for, Pete.
There is no way I can make common cause with this. And I include most of my extended family.
“THEY don’t deserve you.” Let’s put a check on this unconstrained power and start to build something that will work for the kids and grandkids.
My otherwise kind bil decided with the current prez that jailing children is okay if you are mad at their parents. No Pete. No more nazis. I don't care how nice they are, they will turn on you the instant you give them the slightest bit of power. We do have a book or two about this
Does this include the ones that want to see you, me, your husband, and everyone else under the Rainbow Umbrella dead because they think god told them to kill us?
You do you. I'm firmly in the told you so camp.
Great idea! 👍🏼
Love you Pete, but no. They’ve been torturing us for ten years. Laughing at us. Cheering when their government murders someone. He absolutely deserves them and they deserve to get what they voted for.
I’m not gonna tell them I told you so I’m gonna tell them to Republicans wanted Civil War well now you fucking got it I don’t forgive anybody for anything and I never will This is what America is from now on divided forever
I’m sorry, Petey, but there’s no fucking way I’m ever gonna be friends with anybody that supported him. They can all vanish from the face of the Earth and I would not bother me. One iota I will never ever be friends with a Republican that voted for that fucking piece of shit.
The best I can do is to ask them--- You guys embraced pedophilia for this bullshit? Seriously,,, Child Sex Trafficking --- The mental gymnastics it takes to believe Trump had nothing to do with it would make Simone Biles blush.
your commitment to outreach to voters who probably want me dead confuses me fievel. i don’t care for it lol
It’s about time we get around to finishing the Civil War, once and for all. They must be defeated.
No! They aren’t coming back. Let them go. Let them be history. They are disappointed in captain orange, but they’d never vote for a Dem. Make them irrelevant. It’s the only thing we can do now.
Pete come on, “good people”. They too were given brains and the ability to reason . “Good people” aren’t stupid enough to believe what they’re told. Ever hear of believe in half of what you see and none of what you hear? Stop trying to convince repubs they aren’t gullible. They are.
I’ve tried it your way with mixed success. One friend actually said to me “what do you care if some people lose their healthcare? It doesn’t affect you.” I had to cut that one loose. Zealots cannot be reasoned with. I’ll keep trying though.
Nazis are not good people. And no, I won’t reach out to them. You should join the Republican Party.
Seriously. Please run for POTUS. I will be happy to give you my vote. (assuming you survive our ridiculous primary system where the first two states somehow eliminate all but a couple of candidates.)
2 post 🧵⬇️ on why those of us in demos that vote majority GOP should hold our noses & do what Pete is asking even if we’ll never get over what Trump voters did. Yes, their votes KILLED, but we can prevent further harm. If the person you know is hopeless, replace them at the polls w/a stranger.
shut the fuck up, Pete bsky.app/profile/did:...
NOPE
Keep moving to the supposed center and being surprised when the right does another rug pull. Now is the time to fix Social Security and provided Medicare for All. Now is the time to demand the abolishment of ICE. Now is the time to say you oppose the blatant fascism.
Buttgieg 2028
How about, “Will you please pull your head out of your ass now?”
The best way to deal with Republicans is to tell them over-and-over Trump lied to them and they should stay home, and the best people to tell them is other MAGA. We should stay out of their intraparty struggles, and not invite them into our camp.
Nope
Or just say to Trump voters, "Trump flat out lied to you, and it's costing you personally thousands of dollars per year."
Best I can do is "You're better than this."
100% agreement!
I can't talk to them. I tried before. I have a temper. 😂😂😂
Absolutely not. They’ve had 10 years to open their eyes and turn on their brains, but they refuse to do so even in the face of obvious damage to our country and its people. Fuck them.
Hey Pete, don’t endorse the establishment Dem Leela Gray in FL-13, endorse the grass roots, no pay to play Dem Brandt Robinson!! Help us, not who Nikki Fried tells you to!!
Nope. Sorry Pete, we tried that and it didn’t work. I’m going so fucking low. Never will I forgive or forget. Neither should you! ✌🏼✊🏻💙
I'm not as good a person as you are.
Yes. If a MAGA voter wakes up we should welcome them. We need their votes. The ones I will never forgive are the elected and appointed officials who enabled Trump.
Im torn on this. A slap on the hand will just ensure this all happens again.
I refuse to believe "good people" voted for that menace. Stupid people, yes. Bigoted people, yes. Christofascist people, yes. Depraved people, yes. It's not time to say "told you so" or "you deserve better". It's time to tell these people FUCK YOU.
Schumer-lite?
You're a good and honorable man, Pete. I wish I knew you, and your partner. I know you guys would be a great hang. Keep up the good work. 🫡
I say we stop coddling these people. They deserve exactly what they voted for.
I say, "You were lied to" If we get deeper into a conversation I will ask why they believed the lie.
No!
We fought with them and no one has spoken now for almost 8 years. We are not coming back together, people are now growing farther apart. Americans don't talk to each other now because, I believe they are traitors. We hate each other, I call them sloppy maga billies. How can I stop?
Pete please. You need to stop reaching out to fascists & reconnect with your own party. A large amount of daylight has developed between you & democratic voters. I see the level of progressive policies you touch on but the AIPAC money & refusal to address the genocide is startling.
Pete- I work amongst Maga. These are not "good people", they are racist. Sincerely, Linda
Sorry but theyvwere not good people...
Pete. Stop covering for racists and bigots. They will never, ever, ever come around.
No. They are not good people.
One of the line of defenses for that regime is the media. Many of their forums have J6er's, or a group of dedicated comment section "reviewers", for lack of a better word. They will report ANY comment which questions their regime & their affiliated gov's. They'll block your comment, or lock you out.
And to ask them to team up and help change America for the better. Together.
Sorry, I can't get along with pedophile, racist, rapist, and felon supporters because their hate is so large. Maybe the first time I could have forgave them but the 2nd time they knew damn well what they were getting.
Some of them were also just racist.