Buttigieg pledges support for Latino American national museum

By Naomi Lim

Published December 21, 2019 7:35pm ET

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Buttigieg pledges support for Latino American national museum — Democratic presidential candidate South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a campaign event. | (AP Photo/John Locher)

WALNUT, California — Pete Buttigieg pitched building a national museum celebrating the contributions of Latino Americans as part of his plan to patch over relations with the community after President Trump.

“The demonization of the Latino community is a stain on the morality of our country, and it is the job of the president to send a different moral message,” Buttigieg, 37, said Friday during a Latino town hall in Walnut, California.

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