South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pushed back against allegations he has had trouble connecting with black voters and convincing them to support his campaign for president.

Buttigieg appeared on CNN on Thursday night in an interview with host Chris Cuomo, who questioned Buttigieg on his ability to turn out black voters in the Democratic primary and general election, should he get that far.

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