Appearance by Pete Buttigieg A New Hampshire radio station on Friday morning sparked continued speculation that President Biden's U.S. transportation secretary may be considering another run for the White House in 2028.
Buttigieg, the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee who is considered a potential contender for the upcoming nomination race, has appeared on numerous radio shows across the country during his four years leading the Department of Transportation, including a set in New Hampshire, where he is proud to serve as Secretary of Transportation. The country's first presidential primary.
But with President-elect Trump a month away from returning to the White House, and with Democrats seeking, in the wake of November's electoral setbacks, to find a way out of the political wilderness, Buttigieg's latest radio appearance in New Hampshire is attracting increasing attention as political tensions rise. . Early preseason moves are in on the party 2028 presidential primary race Will start soon.
Buttigieg's guest segment on the statewide morning news radio show “New Hampshire Today” is sure to spark more speculation about 2028.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 21, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
“The only thing I'm sure is coming next is a little vacation,” Buttigieg said when asked. Host Chris Ryan About his plans once his term as Transport Minister ends on January 20.
Buttigieg said he and his wife, Chasten, are “ready to spend some time together. I'm ready to be around our three-year-old twins a little longer, and I'm determined not to make any life decisions too quickly.” In the new year.”
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Buttigieg added, “But I'm going to find ways to make myself useful, and maybe that's by running for office, maybe it's not. I'm going to take the next few weeks and months to work on that.”
“I know what I care about. I care about how communities, like where I grew up, have a better future. I care about how we make sure technology makes us all better off, not worse off. I care about how the infrastructure issues and opportunities I've worked on evolve,” he stressed. I care about public service, I care about our democracy, and I will find ways to work on that, whatever form that may take.
President Joe Biden speaks alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (L) during a briefing on Hurricane Helen response and recovery efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on October 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Buttigieg, a former Navy intelligence officer who served in the war in Afghanistan and served eight years as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was enjoying a long shot when he launched his 2020 presidential campaign.
But his campaign caught fire, and he narrowly edged Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to win the Iowa caucuses before coming in a close second to Sanders in the primary. New Hampshire Presidential primaries. But Buttigieg, along with the rest of the Democrats, dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden as the former vice president won the South Carolina primary in a landslide, sweeping the Super Tuesday contests and ultimately clinching the nomination before winning the White House.
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During his tenure as Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg made a number of official visits to New Hampshire, most recently earlier this year. Two years ago, on a political trip, he chaired the New Hampshire Democratic Party's major fall fundraiser.
When asked in the interview if he would be returning to the Granite State in the near future, he joked, “I'm sure I will be back before too long.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses the New Hampshire Democratic Party's Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner, the party's largest annual fundraising event in the state, on September 24, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire (Democratic Party of New Hampshire)
Buttigieg, in recent years, has also appeared regularly on Fox News to highlight the Biden administration's efforts. This year, he served as a high-profile surrogate on Fox News and elsewhere across the media landscape for Biden, and later Vice President Kamala Harris, during the campaign.
After his 2020 presidential campaign, Buttigieg moved from the red state of Indiana to the red state of Indiana neighboring michigan, A major battlefield, she now calls Traverse City, Michigan, her home.
In recent weeks, Buttigieg has received calls from some Michigan Democrats urging him to consider running for governor in 2026, to succeed Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is term-limited.
“I haven't made any decisions about my future,” Buttigieg told reporters earlier this month in Detroit, a phrase he will repeat in a radio interview in New Hampshire this week.
