Pete Buttigieg mocks JD Vance as he explains why he thinks tech bros are backing Trump

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to issue a succinct takedown of Republican vice presidentian nominee JD Vance. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is interviewed Friday on Real Time with Bill Maher as pressure mounts on Joe Biden to drop out of the race. He also made a comparison between Vance and the political journey of Mike Pence, Trump’s last vice president, who rose from essential political obscurity to become vice president of the United States only to later end up a target on January 6 and persona non grata in the Republican Party when he ran for president in 2024. “t ended on the west front of the Capitol with Trump supporters proposing that he be hanged, for using the one shred of integrity he still had, to stand up to an attempt to overthrow the government.” “I guess maybe not as a politician, but as a human being, what I’ll say is that I hope things work out a little bit better for JD Vance than they did for Mike Pence.” His comments are particularly relevant given Musk’s recent announcement of support for Trump, which the Twitter/X owner says will include $45m per month donated to a new pro-Trump super PAC.