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Pete Buttigieg

Democrat

Former Secretary of Transportation • Indiana

Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation (2021-2025). Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana.

Statements (2)

Re: The Heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI Agree AI Is Moving Too Fast and Ask Governments to Help Them "Pace the Frontier" — Sanders Says "You Hit the Brakes," the Speaker Says "We Cannot Put a Moratorium on This Because China Will Overlap Us," and Trump Blames "Negative Forces"

Sep 13, 2026

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There need to be safeguards. There need to be rules. There need to be limits. … [Asked whether AI poses a threat:] Of course. And so do the people in charge of it.

Re: Trump Promises Every Adult Citizen a $5,000 "Dividend" — but Only if Republicans Keep the House and Senate — and Within a Day a Republican Senator Is Drafting the Bill, a Republican Congressman Is Asking Who Pays for "Well Over $1 Trillion," and a Democratic Governor Calls Him the "Briber in Chief"

Sep 13, 2026

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[Trump is saying you get it only if Republicans win.] I think that tells you everything you need to know that that's just not going to happen. … Extra cash would mean a lot to a lot of families that are hurting.