Pete Buttigieg attacks Trump over affordability and ICE while deflecting culture war questions

Published January 31, 2026 3:59pm ET



Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg answered questions ranging from transgender issues to foreign policy on Kayleigh McEnany’s Fox News show Saturday in America.

“This president took office promising that he was going to make life more affordable on day one,” Buttigieg said Saturday morning. “A big issue in the midterms will be, why did so many congressional Republicans vote to cut Medicaid while they were giving tax cuts to some of the wealthiest Americans?”

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