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South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, blasted a Black Lives Matter activist who started a fight at his campaign event organized by black community leaders. "It's unfortunate, and it shows kind of where politics is come to, especially for somebody to interrupt an African American woman who is speaking about her truth and her experience," the 2020 Democratic presidential contender told MSNBC in a Thursday interview. The 37-year-old was not present at the event. "But, this is the climate we are in," he added about the brawl. On Wednesday, the Buttigieg campaign held an event for black leaders, which was...

A white Black Lives Matter activist appeared to cause a ruckus at an event being held by black leaders in support for South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Black Lives Matter supporters had gathered to protest the event just as a man stole the microphone from councilwoman Sharon McBride. 'Who chose these people as the black leaders?' the man shouted on the microphone. 'Who organized this?' The questions immediately drew cries and jeers from the gathered audience and at one point in the video, a black women held up her cane and threatened to attack he man. Moments later, the microphone...