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WATCH: Pete Buttigieg Takes Swipe At Beto: ‘I’m Not Sure He Understands The Implications’ Of Church Tax Policy

Molly Prince
WATCH: Pete Buttigieg Takes Swipe At Beto: ‘I’m Not Sure He Understands The Implications’ Of Church Tax Policy
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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg rebutted his Democratic primary challenger Beto O’Rourke on Sunday after the former Texas congressman stated that churches that do not support same-sex marriage should lose their tax-exempt status.

“I agree that anti-discrimination law ought to be applied to all institutions, but the idea you are going to strip churches of their tax exempt status if they have not found their way toward blessing same sex marriage, I’m not sure he understands the implications of what he’s saying,” Buttigieg told Jake Tapper during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

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