Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg kept his campaign staff and reporters on their toes by running during a Memorial Day parade Monday, leaving them scrambling to keep up.
Freelance field producer Marcus DiPaola caught much of Buttigieg’s parade run on video, sharing a compilation of clips he pulled from about two hours of footage.
The best 2 minutes 15 seconds of @PeteButtigieg running during the Memorial Day parade yesterday, compiled from over an hour of footage, along with the small horde of media and campaign staff running after him. (also features @DJJudd,@hussiens,@Chas10Buttigieg,@carinateoh) pic.twitter.com/Z202mnFvn5
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 28, 2019
Buttigieg did not appear to be at all hampered by the fact that he was wearing a dress shirt, khakis and loafers as he picked up a jog on the parade route. (RELATED: Pete Buttigieg Admits That When He Says ‘Fair Taxes’ He Means ‘Higher Taxes’)
DiPaola admitted that he was warned — by Mayor Pete’s husband Chasten Buttigieg — that the South Bend, Indiana native had a habit of running during parades, often with no warning. Despite that warning, DiPaola said he took a spill.
.@Chas10Buttigieg predicted my tumble today by exactly 63 seconds.
At TC 00:14:41, @Chas10Buttigieg tells me “Just be careful.” when referring to @PeteButtigieg‘s running habit. That clip is numbered 0010. At TC 00:15:38 of the EXACT NEXT CLIP, numbered 0011… I fall. pic.twitter.com/TD8i8eERD9
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 28, 2019
Buttigieg’s chief of staff joked about the “run” as well, saying, “Got my morning workout *running* in the 96th annual West Side Parade with @PeteButtigieg and @CityofSouthBend!”
Got my morning workout *running* in the 96th annual West Side Parade with @PeteButtigieg and @CityofSouthBend! ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/9U0E9CGNnL
— Laura O’Sullivan (@SBILaura) May 27, 2019