Pete Buttigieg said 'of course' America is ready for a gay president.
The former Transportation Secretary, who ran for president in 2020, tells Meet the Press he wouldn’t have run if he didn’t believe the country was ready for a gay president in the first place as he weighs a potential 2028 bid.
70% of voters in the US would vote for a gay man as president, a poll has found. The poll, which was conducted by Quinnipiac, found that 85% of Democrats and 46% of Republicans were willing to see a gay man become president.
The US Senate in a historic and overwhelmingly bipartisan vote confirmed Buttigieg's nomination 86-13 as Secretary of Transportation. He was the first openly gay person to lead a department and hold a Cabinet-level position.
Watch the moment below:
