Eric Swalwell telling Buttiegieg he should fire the police chief: No

[StarfishSaver]

That just sounded like grandstanding to me.

[MrsCoffee]

1. I wouldn't want to be on the other end of the look Pete gave him.

[madaboutharry]

2. It was disappointing to hear him say that.

I expect better thinking skills from Swalwell.

[StarfishSaver]

3. It wasn't just me, then?

[EveHammond13]

4. Yep. Firing without due process is how trump handles things.

Let's not go there.

[aaaaaa5a]

5. That's ignorant. I live in Indiana.

The mayor can’t fire the police chief on his own. It actually goes before a review
Board. Buttigieg can’t just wave a magic wand. South Bend doesn’t work that way.

[True Dough]

6. But Swalwell is probably still patting himself on the back

for getting that little jab in.

[StarfishSaver]

7. He tried to say that, but Swalwell kept saying "fire him"

That kind of thing seems appropriate to throw at a mayor who has demonstrated no interest in black lives and is trying to protect bad cops. But Buttigieg's totally in the right place on race and is struggling to manage a very difficult situation that doesn't have an easy answer. He didn't deserve to be spoken to like that.

[Rebl2]

8. That's the

way it is in KC,MO. I’m guessing it’s true in all large cities. I usually like Swalwell, but that was just an ignorant thing to say on his part.

[honeylady]

9. I didn't like that either.

I wanted Mayor Pete to have an opportunity to reply to Swalwell saying that. i wish Mayor Pete had been a little more aggressive. He should have pulled a Gillibrand on him.

[gldstwmn]

10. I liked Pete's response on that. He's in a tough spot with that.