It looks like Elizabeth Warren won’t be the only former Democratic presidential candidate to make a late-night TV appearance after dropping out of the race: Pete Buttigieg will reportedly take over hosting duties for Jimmy Kimmel later this week.
The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana suspended his campaign before Super Tuesday and endorsed Joe Biden, and on the Today Show this morning, he spoke to Craig Melvin about his plans for the future, which apparently include the guest-hosting gig.
“On Thursday I’m gonna be guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Buttigieg said. “So we’re really excited for that — lining up a great slate of guests. Sir Patrick Stewart’s coming on — we’re very excited about that.”
When asked about whether or not he’ll be delivering a monologue during the appearance on Thursday, he responded, “Yeah! Well, hopefully some funnier minds than mine will be doing some writing for that. But I think it’s going to be fun. You know, the thing about coming off of a presidential campaign is you have been focused on one thing and one thing only. It’s nice to be able to zoom out and just come back at life.”
You can watch the full conversation below.
Watch @PeteButtigieg’s full exclusive interview with @craigmelvin about why he left the presidential race, what’s next for him and much more. pic.twitter.com/sDrSVJrO2z
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 9, 2020
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