In the wake of backlash, Buttigieg has attempted to walk back these comments. The former South Bend mayor now claims that when he branded himself as “victorious,” he didn’t mean he won the Iowa caucus.
Iowa, you have shocked the nation.
By all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious. #IowaCaucuses
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 4, 2020
