Pete Buttigieg commended a protester who interrupted a community gathering held to rally African American support for him.
Video footage of the incident shows the man, identified by WVPE as Igor Rodriguez, interrupting Councilwoman Sharon McBride.
Rodriguez then approached McBride and took the microphone from her hand."Who chose these people as black leaders?" he asked, walking quickly across the room."Who organized this? We have a police crisis in this town. Why are we talking about Pete Buttigieg?"
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