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Pete Buttigieg Praises Obama After Reporter\u2019s Egregious Viral Misquote<\/b><\/p>\n

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Pete Buttigieg on Monday morning praise President Obama and thanked an L.A. Times<\/em> reporter for the \u201cswift and honest correction of a misquote on [his] views of the Obama presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reporter, Evan Halper, had quoted Buttigieg as saying, \u201cThe failures of the Obama era help explain how we got Trump.\u201d The misquote, which Halper blamed on a \u201cnoisy recording at a loud rally,\u201d should have been transcribed as \u201cfailures of the old normal.\u201d The original misquote had gone viral<\/a> on Twitter, causing a negative Buttigieg hashtag to trend.<\/p>\n

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My story about @PeteButtigieg<\/a> 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<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I 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<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I think because I come from a part of the country where normal has been a real problem for a very long time, and I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to Trump, I am much more interested in building a future that is going to have a lot of differences.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Evan Halper (@evanhalper) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tweeted Halper: \u201cMy story about @PeteButtigieg<\/a> 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 \u2026 I 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: \u2018I also fundamentally believe that there is no going back. My message is not about going back to where we were. \u2026 I think because I come from a part of the country where normal has been a real problem for a very long time, and I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to Trump, I am much more interested in building a future that is going to have a lot of differences.’\u201d<\/p>\n

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t.co\/owXb2H2O41<\/a>
Here is the interview \u2013 he clearly is talking about going back to \u201cthe old normal\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cook County IL for Pete Buttigieg (@CookCounty4Pete) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Buttigieg tweeted on Monday: \u201cI 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 Obama comes from a very personal place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I 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 Obama comes from a very personal place. t.co\/eWvSDtcpTQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Mediaite reports<\/a>: \u201cThe\u00a0LA Times\u00a0<\/em>article has been updated to correct the quote from Obama, but curiously no note of correction has been included.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NEW: @PeteButtigieg<\/a> reacts in my new @NBCNews<\/a> interview this morning to being misquoted supposedly criticizing Obama. <\/p>\n

He says Obama achievements affected him personally, including Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal pic.twitter.com\/r1jVUKup75<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Actual quote, which was from the bus:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message is not about going back to where we were, getting back to normal\u2026I think the failures of the old normal help explain how we got to the Trump period.\u201d t.co\/VS5bgwwGII<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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It is audio from the bus- not a rally. @evanhalper<\/a>\u2019s tweet about that was also wrong. Other reporters on the bus have separately confirmed the audio from the bus. See @amandawgolden<\/a>, for instance. t.co\/ibTxiuBL7D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lis Smith (@Lis_Smith) November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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