Hundreds of Mayor Pete Buttigieg's supporters cheered as he embraced his husband at a fundraiser for his presidential campaign in San Francisco Friday.
The 37-year-old military veteran said it's time for a new generation to step into the White House and his reaction to President Donald Trump comparing him to MAD Magazine's mascot Alfred E. Neuman showed voters that there is a "generational gap."
Trump compared the South Bend, Indiana, mayor to the fictional character Neuman in an interview with Politico that was published Friday. "Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States," Trump told the publication.
Buttigieg says he had look the name up on Google because he didn't understand the reference and fired back at the president saying "It's kind of funny I guess but he's also the President of the United States. I'm surprised he's not spending more time trying to salvage the China deal."
The democratic hopeful, who was holding private fundraisers in the Bay Area, also talked about other imporant topics such as technology.
"I think making sure we deal with monopolistic behavior is only part of the future of tech," he said. "We also have to make sure tech companies of any size are operating under legal framework dealing with date security and data privacy.”
Buttigieg also talked about abolishing the electoral college, about universal health care and defeating white nationalism. His supporters said it is refreshing to hear a presidential candidate address issues they care about.
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"He’s taking very straight forward about climate change and he’s talking about cyber security," said Tom Thompson-Larson from Oakland.
About 1,300 people paid between $25,000 and a $1,000 to see mayor Pete Friday night.
"Can I count on your help?" said Buttigieg to the crowd. "Then you are going to make me the President of the United States I can't wait to celebrate with you."
