Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg defended his fundraising practices following criticism from rival Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who has called him out for accepting big-ticket donations from billionaires.
Buttigieg, on CNN’s State of the Union, called small contributions under $40 “the lifeblood” of his campaign, while he defended soliciting high-dollar donations on the grounds of both precedent and the imperative to defeat President Donald Trump.
