Pete Buttigieg reportedly turned down this offer from Leonardo DiCaprio
TMZ the actor was one of many celebrities who supported Buttigieg, now the Transportation Secretary, in his bid to win the Democratic nomination in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential election.Related: Pete Buttigieg schools Fox New Reporter with perfect response to questionShe says that DiCaprio attended a private fundraising event for Buttigieg in October 2019.
Also in attendance were Paris Hilton, Ashton Kutcher, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom.DiCaprio made an offer to give Buttigieg some coaching tips on public speaking ahead of a forthcoming, live TV debate.Smith says that some of the celebs, such as Hilton, posed for selfies with Buttigieg.
DiCaprio didn’t pose for a photo but made the offer of some coaching.Buttigieg, Smith says, made polite conversation with everyone present, but was not overly familiar with exactly who everyone was due to not having an in-depth knowledge of pop culture.
She says she was ecstatic when Buttigieg told her of DiCaprio’s offer, but when she pressed him as to whether he’d got DiCaprio’s number to follow it up, he said he had not.She believes Buttigieg failed to grasp the magnitude of what DiCaprio was offering, which left her dismayed.Smith says that Buttigieg, fortunately, handled the TV debate well anyway, and was seen, for a while, as a contender for the Presidential ticket.
