Buttigieg Labels Biden a Washington Insider, Adding Fuel to Feud

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Pete Buttigieg speaks during the 61st Annual McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire on Feb. 8.Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
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Pete Buttigieg on Saturday night continued to fire back at Joe Biden, suggesting his presidential rival is a Washington insider out of touch with middle America.

“Some are asking: ‘What business does the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, have seeking the highest office in the land?’” Buttigieg said at a Democratic Party dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire. “Americans in small rural towns in industrial communities and in pockets of our country’s biggest cities are tired of being reduced to a punchline by Washington politicians and ready for somebody to take their voice to the American capital.”