During a recent episode of Liberty Report, host and former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke with co-host Daniel McAdams about Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who is trailing front-runner Bernie Sanders in the primary.
The pair began speaking about Buttigieg's rise into his current position behind Sanders.
"He had a huge lead and then all of a sudden here comes Buttigieg, the CIA choice," McAdams said.
Paul spoke on the wealth of information available on the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor's alleged connections.
"Buttigieg is close to the CIA and the military and all that. And he looks like he's well trained," Paul later said, adding that the former mayor will rise into a powerful government position at some point in the future, regardless of his success in the current election cycle.
McAdams noted the work done by Max Blumenthal's The Grayzone, which has reported on Buttigieg's alleged ties to the intelligence community. In a recent piece at the end of 2019, the publication pointed out his seemingly overnight rise and pointed to the many billionaires that have donated to his campaign.
Buttigieg has also received 218 endorsements from "foreign policy and national security professionals" — per USA Today — which was likewise detailed by The Grayzone.
"Buttigieg's lengthy roster of endorsements is loaded with former intelligence operatives, national security hardliners, regime-change specialists, and vulture capitalists," the publication reported.
Another curious connection was pointed out by left-wing journalist and author Brian Abrams, who noted the Buttigieg campaign's payment of nearly $600,000 to defense contractor Patriot Group International, which is described by The Grayzone as a "Blackwater-style mercenary firm."
