4:00 p.m. – Former two-time mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, won the Iowa caucuses in February. A Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan, he is the first openly gay person to ever win a presidential primary or caucus. Buttigieg’s endorsement of Joe Biden helped him cinch the nomination. Buttigieg is slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
4:30 p.m. – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) joins Costa to speak about her work to help win back the Upper Midwest for Democrats this election cycle, the challenges of reopening safely during a pandemic and the possibility of having a role in the administration should Biden win in November.
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