Buttigieg Warns MAGA Movement Controls Government Despite Being Minority of Country

What was said

"A big majority of the country disapproves of the way the president's doing business. Big majority of the country— well, that's now. Yeah, but even then, like, squeaked it out. And, you know, if you ask, like, what share of the American people really identify as MAGA, it's less than a third."

Pete Buttigieg argued that despite controlling the White House and Congress, the MAGA movement represents less than one-third of Americans and creates an illusion of popularity and invincibility. He explained that in a two-party system where elections are decided by narrow margins, a minority movement can run the government by capturing just over half of one party. Buttigieg urged citizens to recognize they have more power than they think, pointing to his town hall in a Republican district that drew 1,000 people and influenced a right-wing congressman's vote.