Pete Buttigieg, the US transportation secretary under Joe Biden - who is widely seen as having presidential ambitions - tore into JD Vance for saying childless people have no stake in their country, on the third day of the Democratic national convention. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub 'You know, senator, when I deployed to Afghanistan, I didn’t have kids,' Buttigieg said. 'Then, many of the men and women who tied the wire with me didn’t have kids either, but let me tell you, our commitment to the future of this country was pretty damn physical'. Democratic convention – live updates ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/aug/21/election-dnc-bill-clinton-tim-walz-kamala-harris-donald-trump-latest-news The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #petebuttigieg #jdvance #democrates #dnc #elections #chicago #us #politics