Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned Democrats on Sunday that defeating President Donald Trump would not be enough to repair the country, while Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey cast her reelection campaign as a defense against the administration’s attacks on immigrants, healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights. Related: Michigan AG investigates how an unvetted, false allegation separated Pete Buttigieg from his childrenDemocrats need more than a return to normal“What our task is before us is not just to reconstruct the broken pieces of the previous status quo,” Buttigieg said. Related: Pete Buttigieg emerges as early favorite for 2028 Democratic nominationHealey casts Massachusetts as a bulwark against TrumpHealey responded by calling Provincetown “Pete Town” and thanking Buttigieg for carrying a Democratic message into communities where the party has often failed to compete. The governor highlighted state investments in housing, education, vaccines and health insurance while promising to protect abortion and LGBTQ+ healthcare.