'We've had a lot of challenges in this country, but the one that actually almost ended this country in the Civil War was white supremacy,'
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg warned on Saturday that white supremacy almost led to the downfall of the United States in the past and could potentially do so again in the future.
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg speaks during the AARP and The Des Moines Register Iowa Presidential Candidate Forum on July 20 in Council Bluffs, IowaAs Buttigieg pointed out, the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery between 1861 and 1865. Former President Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist and after his election, the southern states of the U.S.
His supporters subsequently echoed that sentiment at a North Carolina campaign rally, where they chanted"send her back" for nearly 15 seconds after the president mentioned Omar, the only one fo the four born outside the U.S.
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