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Buttigieg considers Biden endorsement after speaking with Obama

By John Gage
Published March 2, 2020 4:09pm ET
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Buttigieg considers Biden endorsement after speaking with Obama
In this March 23, 2019, photo, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg arrives to speak about his presidential run during the Democratic monthly breakfast at the Circle of Friends Community Center in Greenville, S.C. | (Richard Shiro/AP)

Pete Buttigieg is considering an endorsement of Joe Biden after talking to former President Barack Obama and dropping out of the presidential race.

Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, dropped out of the contest on Sunday. A Democratic official told the New York Times that the decision was made after Buttigieg spoke with Biden and Obama on Sunday night.

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