South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D) on Monday praised President Obama after the Los Angeles Times issued a correction to a story that misquoted\u00a0the presidential candidate\u00a0as having criticized the Obama administration.<\/p>\n
A Los Angeles Times story about Buttigieg referring to the \u201cfailures of the Obama era\u201d went viral on Sunday night and elicited fierce rebukes from many Democrats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The reporter on Monday corrected the story, saying he had misheard the remarks from a recording he transcribed at a noisy rally.<\/p>\n
Buttigieg actually criticized the \u201cfailures of the old normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reporter apologized for the error.<\/p>\n
\nMy story about @PeteButtigieg ends with him referring to the \u201cfailures of the Obama era.\u201d That\u2019s an inaccurate quote \u2014 the result of transcribing a noisy recording at a loud rally. His exact words were \u201cfailures of the old normal\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI deeply regret the mistake When we make errors we own them. This one really hurts because it went viral. Here\u2019s the candidate\u2019s full remark: \u201cI also fundamentally believe that there is no going back. My message is not about going back to where we were.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Buttigieg accepted the apology and praised Obama\u2019s \u201cgreat leadership.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nI appreciate this reporter\u2019s swift and honest correction of a misquote on my views of the Obama presidency. From health care to DADT repeal to the rescue of the auto industry, my appreciation of the great leadership of Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE comes from a very personal place. https:\/\/t.co\/eWvSDtcpTQ<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 11, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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At the weekend rally, Buttigieg said:\u00a0\u201cMy message is not about going back to where we were, getting back to normal. … I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to the Trump period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the Los Angeles Times report, several Democrats, including former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Juli\u00e1n Castro, a fellow 2020 presidential contender who served in the Obama administration, quickly jumped on Buttigieg for criticizing the popular former president, sending the misquote viral.<\/p>\n
Castro has deleted his criticism from Twitter and apologized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nI have deleted a tweet responding to a quote from @PeteButtigieg that a reporter now recognizes is inaccurate. The reporter has now issued a correction, and I regret that the original was spread widely.<\/p>\n