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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 06:36 PM Nov 2019

'I Could Spare Some Change,' Says Man About To Become Buttigieg Campaign's Top Black Donor

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA—Surpassing the contribution of an African American woman who accidentally dropped a quarter in front of the presidential candidate’s headquarters last summer, local man Leonard Thompson unknowingly became Pete Buttigieg’s top black donor Friday after he tossed a few coins into a campaign volunteer’s hand. “What was that? Oh, sure, I could spare some change,” said Thompson, who, presuming the young Buttigieg canvasser speaking to him must represent a charity of some kind, fished into his pocket for the $1.17 worth of currency that would cause him to skyrocket to the top of the South Bend, IN mayor’s list of African American contributors. “

https://politics.theonion.com/i-could-spare-some-change-says-man-about-to-become-b-1839991083


The Onion throwing some major shade at Mayor Pete.

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