South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE (D) responded with a Chinese proverb Thursday after President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE mocked his presidential campaign at a rally the night before.

Asked to comment at a press conference after Trump mocked Buttigieg’s chances of winning the Democratic nomination, the mayor quoted a proverb while saying that he wasn’t “too worried” about the president’s insults.

“You can’t get too worried about the name calling and the games he plays,” said Buttigieg, one of more than 20 Democrats seeking the party’s 2020 White House nomination. “I was thinking of a Chinese proverb that goes, when the wind changes, some people build walls and some people build windmills.”

“You gotta recognize that we need something that is completely different from what is in this White House,” Buttigieg continued. “The negotiations that they are conducting, whether it’s on trade or things like North Korea, are usually a personal high-wire act with no safety net.”

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On Wednesday, Trump made his first public comments about the 37-year-old presidential hopeful, who is currently polling in third place in multiple surveys, behind former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE and Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.).

“We have a young man, Buttigieg,” Trump said in Florida, while mocking the pronunciation of the mayor’s last name: “Boot-edge-edge. They say ‘edge-edge.'”

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“He’s got a great chance. He’ll be great. He’ll be great representing us against President Xi of China,” he added, to laughs from audience. “That’ll be great.”

Buttigieg has previously feuded with the White House over Vice President Pence’s views on homosexuality. Pence, a conservative Christian, has responded dismissively to the criticism, while maintaining that he supported Buttigieg when the mayor came out in 2015.