Adam Wren

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Pete Buttigeig acknowledged Tuesday that Democrats “maybe” would have fared better last year had Joe Biden not run for reelection, while defending the former president’s mental acuity. “Right now with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case,” the former Transportation secretary told reporters after a town hall here. “We’re also not in a position to wallow in hindsight.

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He vaulted onto the national stage in 2020 out of South Bend, Indiana. This time, his calculus looks different. Then-U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at an election night campaign party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Detroit.

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg suggested he would “assess” a potential presidential campaign in 2028, telling a Substack author in a live interview here Tuesday that he would consider “what I bring to the table.”His remarks — the clearest and most recent acknowledgement of his ambitions — came as the former Biden Transportation secretary returned to Iowa, the state that vaulted him to relevancy in 2020.

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Laura Loomer, the hard-right activist and Trump ally, said, “Qatar is not our friend.” President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. | Alex Brandon/AP Laura Loomer has found her next target: axing President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family.

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Laura Loomer has found her next target: axing President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family. “I’m hoping that it’s not true,” Loomer, who helped instigate the firings of six White House national security officials last month, told POLITICO. “If the initial reports are factual, I think it’s concerning.”Loomer was hardly the only conservative taking issue with the gift. “I don’t think it looks good or smells good,” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.).