### Pete Buttigieg's Substack

Pete Buttigieg

@petebuttigieg

Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.

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[1d](https://substack.com/@petebuttigieg/note/c-281415324 "Jun 23, 2026, 1:12 PM")  
After Trump leaves office - and he will - there will be a temptation to try to turn the clock back. But it's not that simple, and trying to go back would be the wrong answer both substantively and politically. The flaws in our economic, social, and political systems are what brought us to this moment in the first place.

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### How the Biden Administration ‘Radicalized’ Pete Buttigieg
The former — and potentially future — presidential candidate laid out his vision for a post-Trump Democratic Party in an interview with NOTUS.

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[1d](https://substack.com/@petebuttigieg/note/c-281318255 "Jun 23, 2026, 10:27 AM")  
Happy Birthday [Chasten Glezman Buttigieg](https://substack.com/profile/325429578-chasten-glezman-buttigieg)! Thankful every day for your sense of joy, compassion, and epic dad skills. Here’s to all the celebrations yet to come!

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[2d](https://substack.com/@petebuttigieg/note/c-280814622 "Jun 22, 2026, 1:12 PM")  
I was proud to join Chris Jones in Little Rock to send a message that there is no such thing as a permanently red state, especially when so many people are seeking leaders who will improve everyday life and make Washington more accountable. Let’s get to work to flip this seat and send a rocket scientist to Congress.