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Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave amid Biden supply-chain crisis
New York Post ^ | October 15, 2021 | Callie Patteson

Posted on 10/15/2021 8:05:26 AM PDT by karpov

The Department of Transportation has just revealed that Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave since mid-August amid the massive ongoing supply-chain crisis, according to a report.

Besides several recent television hits, Buttigieg has been lying low, Politico reported, citing his office. Buttigieg’s team told the outlet that the secretary has been on paternity leave for nearly two months to spend time with his husband and two newborn babies. The office had not previously announced his time off.

“For the first four weeks, he was mostly offline except for major agency decisions and matters that could not be delegated,” a spokesperson said. “He has been ramping up activities since then.”

At the same time, the secretary will “continue to take some time over the coming weeks to support his husband and take care of his new children.”

On Aug. 17, Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, revealed the two had become dads but said the process wasn’t “done yet.”

“For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family. We’re overjoyed to share that we’ve become parents!” the former South Bend, Ind., mayor tweeted.

“The process isn’t done yet and we’re thankful for the love, support, and respect for our privacy that has been offered to us. We can’t wait to share more soon.”

Just over two weeks later on Sept. 4, the couple introduced their infant twins with a black-and-white photo, shared on Twitter and Instagram, that showed the couple cuddling the swaddled newborns side by side in a hospital bed.

As US ports face massive cargo ship traffic and the timely delivery of everyday consumer goods and holiday gifts is threatened, Buttigieg has been slammed by Republicans for staying silent. Some doubt he can help solve the crisis, blaming his lack of experience.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buttigieg
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To: pepsi_junkie

Were they in a hospital bed waiting for their vaginas to heal?


81 posted on 10/15/2021 9:05:21 AM PDT by pnut22
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To: pepsi_junkie

“HIS BOSS” is the entire American public....NOT just Biden.


82 posted on 10/15/2021 9:05:25 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: karpov
So basically, this guy is on "paternity" leave for a child he did not father but whom he and his butt-buddy purchased and plan to raise as a trophy. And we are paying for all of it.

Pray for the poor child who is the victim of this theater of the absurd.
83 posted on 10/15/2021 9:05:33 AM PDT by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: caww

All the executives I worked for, if we were in the middle of a big crisis, would call their wives in the maternity ward and ask “How’d the delivery go, honey? How’s the babe? Gotta run...duty calls. Love you.”

Oh, come on there, POF! You exaggerate!

You are right, they weren’t THAT bad. They would have stopped by the maternity ward to bring flowers, give the wife a kiss, and hold the baby for a minute before heading back into the fires.


84 posted on 10/15/2021 9:05:58 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Is it worse than the two of them swapping spit in front of an audience?

Pete Buttigieg suspends his campaign ahead of Super Tuesday | Fortune

85 posted on 10/15/2021 9:06:36 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: EEGator

I think they used a surrogate!!!


86 posted on 10/15/2021 9:10:51 AM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: karpov
"Paternity"?

We've come a long way, baby.


87 posted on 10/15/2021 9:12:41 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: karpov

Leave him alone he likes trains


88 posted on 10/15/2021 9:14:54 AM PDT by italianquaker
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To: pepsi_junkie

His boss?
Fake md jill?


89 posted on 10/15/2021 9:15:48 AM PDT by italianquaker
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To: escapefromboston

They are typical of the Democrat brand of public servants who think it means the public is supposed to serve them.


90 posted on 10/15/2021 9:16:09 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: karpov

He is busy playing make-believe while Rome burns.


91 posted on 10/15/2021 9:25:02 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: karpov

This is twisted.
Biden is a pedophile.
Male Trans..portation secretary is on paternity leave with his “husband”.
The Assistant secretary of health is a mentally ill transgender.


92 posted on 10/15/2021 9:31:58 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: karpov

And this clown wanted to be President


93 posted on 10/15/2021 9:35:14 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: Sans-Culotte
I always hear adopting is super hard. How are faggots getting babies?

I could be wrong, but I think they get to go to the front of the line.

You are mistaken. They go to the rear of the line.

94 posted on 10/15/2021 9:37:48 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: fireman15
Gack!! Make it stop!


95 posted on 10/15/2021 9:54:26 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Everything Woke turns to shit.” ~ President Donald Trump)
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To: karpov

Buttigieg is not just some corporate staffer; he is a literal Cabinet secretary, and it is perfectly reasonable to expect him to show up and do his job.

The fact that no one in the Biden administration asked that of him shows they didn’t think he’d be of much use anyway. Which makes sense — he was wholly unqualified for the position in the first place......

The most telling part of the story is that nobody in the media even noticed that Buttigieg was missing!!!!

From Washington Examiner.


96 posted on 10/15/2021 10:05:19 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: ballplayer

Buttigieg wanted to be a gay celebrity far more than anything political as I see it. He’s a gay flamer who loves to exhibit gay behavior in public as he’s proven......same with his adopting children....more photo ops to get attention in the press.


97 posted on 10/15/2021 10:08:08 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: karpov
Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave since mid-August

2 months off? He should have been a teacher.

98 posted on 10/15/2021 10:09:41 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: karpov

Who are the REAL parents of these children?

Buttigieg looks like a demonic version of Howdy Doody!!!! And his “husband” looks demonic, too!!!!

These poor children will grow up without a mother, and with demonic “gays” as adoptive “parents” instead of a real father!! The Buttigieg pair will indoctrinate the poor kids with leftist, “gay” ideology! Lord have Mercy!!!!

The feckless, brain-dead and illegitimate “president” biden chose Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation just because he’s “gay”!!!! He is totally unqualified for this position, or even to be a dog-catcher.

We now need a super-competent Secretary of Transportation to help us work our way out of our supply-chain crisis! Lord have Mercy!!!!


99 posted on 10/15/2021 10:16:43 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: karpov

Degenerate grifters.


100 posted on 10/15/2021 10:41:32 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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