The cast of Parks and Recreation reunited at Paley Fest this week, marking ten years since the show debuted on NBC. Parks was set in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana and centered around main character Leslie Knope, played by SNL alum Amy Poehler, who ran the parks department.
When Poehler was asked about the upcoming 2020 Presidential election and who Leslie Knope might have endorsed, she responded that it would probably be the closest Midwest candidate like Amy Klobuchar or South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg.
Amy Poehler says Leslie Knope might support Amy Klobuchar or Pete Buttigieg in the 2020 presidential election pic.twitter.com/LMpaoigUhm
— Variety (@Variety) March 22, 2019
Buttigieg responded hilariously, tweeting “Wait till she realizes she’s talking about the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association’s 2018 Elected Official of the Year…”
Wait till she realizes she’s talking about the Indiana Parks and Recreation Association’s 2018 Elected Official of the Year… https://t.co/6lcNS6rVRj
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 22, 2019
Then linked to the source proving he won the award.
Literally: https://t.co/UYSp9Dx4Ip
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) March 22, 2019