Pete Buttigieg: Gay mayor launches US presidential bid

Meet Pete Buttigieg. He's just launched his bid to become the Democratic Party's nominee for the 2020 presidential election.

If he's chosen to represent the Democrats, the 37-year-old could become America's first gay president.

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