The violent rhetoric from Democrats continue. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg claimed Vice President JD Vance is a “fascist” during his recent sit down interview at the Texas Tribune Festival. Buttigieg stated, Vance becomes whatever is convenient to him, so if it’s convenient to him to be a fascist he will be a fascist. The Huff Post reported ore on Buttigieg’s comments on Vance: Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg gave a brutal assessment of Vice President JD Vance’s beliefs on Friday. The question came up during an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, when journalist Jeffrey Goldberg asked Buttigieg whether he believes Vance is a “fascist.” Although Buttigieg referred to Vance as a “blood-and-soil nationalist,” he didn’t flat-out declare Vance a fascist. Instead, he suggested the vice president is willing to be whatever it takes to help his ambitions. “If it’s convenient for him to be a fascist, he’ll be a fascist. Maybe later on, he’ll go back to being a Silicon Valley Democrat. He’ll be whatever he needs to be,” Buttigieg said. He then reminded people in the audience that Vance “is a guy who went from ‘Donald Trump is Hitler’ ― that’s what he said ― to, you know, ‘I’ve seen the error of my ways.’” “He’ll be something new later on, maybe, but that’s my point,” Buttigieg added. Take a look: Disgusting Democrat Pete Buttigieg shamelessly calls Vice President JD Vance a fascist.  BUTTIGIEG: “If it’s convenient for him to be fascist, he’ll be a fascist.” pic.twitter.com/loOpIn8RNE — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 14, 2025 It appears Buttigieg attacks of Vance comes as he looking to run for President in 2028. Axios previously reported, Buttigieg is seriously considering running for President in the next general election: Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed on Tuesday he’s considering a possible 2028 presidential run and weighed on former President Biden’s impact on the 2024 election. Buttigieg was in Iowa on Tuesday, where he won a Democratic primary during his unsuccessful 2020 presidential run while mayor of South Bend, Indiana, which saw him make a splash and earned him a place in the Biden administration. Reporters asked him after he headlined a town hall with veterans’ group VoteVets Action Fund in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, if Democrats would’ve fared better in 2024 if Biden hadn’t initially run for re-election against President Trump. “Maybe,” Buttigieg responded, per multiple reports. “Right now, with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree that that’s the case.”