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    Pete Buttigieg Dismisses President Trump's Acceptance Of His Marriage

    The president said the South Bend, Ind. mayor's marriage to a man was "absolutely fine." In an interview with NPR, Buttigieg said he was "more interested in policies that affect LGBTQ people."
    by Tamara Keith May 19, 2019 3 minutes
    Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg responded to President Trump's comments this past week about Buttigieg's marriage to Chasten Glezman. "I'm more interested in policies that affect LGBTQ people," Buttigieg said.

    Pete Buttigieg isn't giving President Trump much credit for saying the South Bend, Ind. mayor's marriage to a man is "absolutely fine" and "good."

    "That's nice," Buttigieg said dismissively in an interview on Friday with the NPR Politics Podcast and Iowa Public Radio. "I'm more interested in policies that affect LGBTQ people."

    Buttigieg's remarks came in response to comments made by President Trump during a Fox News interview this past week. Asked to

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