Buttigieg Says Trump Makes People Trust China More Than US To ‘Do The Right Thing’
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told late night host Stephen Colbert that "now, under [President] Donald Trump, there are by some measures more people around the world who trust China to do the right thing than the United States."
Daily Caller News Foundation · Jul 28, 2026 · 1 min read
Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told late night host Stephen Colbert that “now, under [President] Donald Trump, there are by some measures more people around the world who trust China to do the right thing than the United States.”
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“That should bother every patriotic American,” the Democrat added. “Because, the reality is, when people do not trust the United States, that affects us. You don’t have to be a foreign policy buff to be concerned about that.”
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