BB.KENNEDY READS PETE BUTTIGIEG’S ENTIRE BIOGRAPHY ON CNN LIVE – THEN SAYS “DO YOUR HOMEWORK, SON”
Jake Tapper thought he had it made.
He turned to Senator John Kennedy with his signature smirk:
“Senator, Secretary Buttigieg said you’re ‘backward, backward, and should do your homework’ on high-speed rail.”
Tapper expected a stammer.
He was given a Cajun funeral.
Kennedy pulled out a piece of paper, cleared his throat, and began reading—slowly, deliberately, without blinking:
“Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg
Mayor of South Bend, population 103,000—smaller than Baton Rouge airport
Oversaw the patching of 1,000 potholes… in eight years
Left office with a 38% approval rating
Harvard, Oxford, McKinsey—flowery words for ‘I never met a payroll manager I couldn’t advise’
High-speed rail plan: $2.1 billion for 12 miles of track still unlaid
Current job: show up when disasters strike after the cameras have left”
Kennedy folded the paper, looked straight at Tapper, and said bluntly:
“Jake, tell Pete I did my homework. Tell him when he can run a city bigger than a Cracker parking lot Barrel, maybe he can show Louisiana how to spend our money. Until then, bless him.”
The recording studio closed. Tapper’s mouth hung open—nothing to say.
Producer on the headset: “We’re safe… we’re safe…”
The clip reached 68 million views in five hours.
