Pete Buttigieg, Al Sharpton talk politics during lunch in …

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It wasnt about the food.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg barely touched their lunches Monday as they powwowed at historic Sylvias restaurant in Harlem.

The South Bend, Ind., mayor ordered collard greens, fried chicken and sipped on iced tea while Sharpton nibbled at dry toast.

We had a very candid lunch. I asked him about the police issue in South Bend. I asked him about the removal of certain housing in South Bend, Sharpton told reporters. He answered very frankly. He didnt duck any of the issues.

Buttigieg offered a similar take.

I valued the conversation, he said.

The small-town mayor was the second Democratic presidential candidate to pay homage to Sharpton at Sylvias California Sen. Kamala Harris met him at the same restaurant in February.

But Buttigieg took the subway to Harlem.

Most of the top Democratic contenders including Buttigieg spoke at the annual conference of Sharptons National Action Network in March.

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April 30th, 2019
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