JARAA'IDJARAA'ID
Notification Show More
Latest News
Taiwan golf ball factory fire kills at least six
Asia
Battle of the Kurz movies: is Austria’s ex-chancellor plotting a comeback?
Business
Exclusive: Erik ten Hag on importance of ‘togetherness’ ahead of Burnley clash – ‘Everyone is important’
Sports
Biden campaign is off and running against Trump — out of public view
United States
The Nollywood pioneer seeking perfection in African storytelling
Africa
Aa
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Africa
  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Live Score
  • More
    • Business
    • Market Data
      • Stocks
      • Commodities
      • Cryptocurrency
      • Forex
    • Weather
Reading: White House says Pence should apologize for ‘homophobic’ joke about Buttigieg
Share
Aa
JARAA'IDJARAA'ID
  • Somalia
  • Africa
  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Videos
Search
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Videos
  • World
    • Africa
    • United States
    • Europe
    • Asia
  • Market Data
    • Stocks
    • Commodities
    • Cryptocurrency
    • Forex
  • More
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Weather
    • Live Score
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
JARAA'ID > United States > White House says Pence should apologize for ‘homophobic’ joke about Buttigieg
United States

White House says Pence should apologize for ‘homophobic’ joke about Buttigieg

News Room
Last updated: 2023/03/14 at 12:39 AM
News Room Published March 14, 2023
Share
SHARE

The White House is calling on former vice president Mike Pence to apologize for “offensive and inappropriate” jokes he made about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s parental leave and about postpartum depression.

While speaking at the Gridiron dinner Saturday, an annual black-tie gathering of Washington politicians, journalists and public figures, Pence joked that nationwide transportation woes were prompted by Buttigieg taking two months of “maternity leave” to adopt newborn twins in 2021 with his husband.

“When Pete’s two children were born, he took two months’ maternity leave whereupon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, and airplanes nearly collided on our runways,” Pence said.

“Pete is the only person in human history to have a child and everyone else gets postpartum depression,” Pence added.

In a statement Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blasted Pence for making a homophobic joke about Buttigieg, who is the first openly gay Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, and for using postpartum depression “as a punchline.”

“The former vice president’s homophobic joke about Secretary Buttigieg was offensive and inappropriate, all the more so because he treated women suffering from postpartum depression as a punchline,” Jean-Pierre said. “He should apologize to women and LGBTQ people, who are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.”

An honest question for you, @Mike_Pence, after your attempted joke this weekend. If your grandchild was born prematurely and placed on a ventilator at two months old – their tiny fingers wrapped around yours as the monitors beep in the background – where would you be? pic.twitter.com/pCWvl8pb5N

— Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) March 13, 2023

Buttigieg’s husband called Pence out on Monday as well, addressing the former vice president in a Twitter post that included a photo of the transportation secretary holding one of their newborns in the hospital.

“An honest question for you … after your attempted joke this weekend,” Chasten Buttigieg tweeted. “If your grandchild was born prematurely and placed on a ventilator at two months old — their tiny fingers wrapped around yours as the monitors beep in the background — where would you be?”

Pence, who has been exploring a run for president, has not publicly addressed his remarks since the dinner, but his former chief of staff, Marc Short, doubled down on them Monday, scoffing at the White House’s call for an apology.

“The Biden administration should spare America the faux outrage,” Short tweeted early Monday afternoon.

He noted that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also spoke at the Gridiron dinner, had joked Saturday night about yearning for “the old days” when “Jews did all the work.”

“The hypocrisy is especially rich,” Short added. “The White House would be wise to focus less on placating the woke police and focus more on bank failures, planes nearly colliding in midair, train derailments, and the continued supply chain crisis.”

(Blinken was born to Jewish parents and is the stepson of a Holocaust survivor.)

Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Pence, the state’s former governor, have previously clashed over Pence’s record on LGBTQ rights. During his run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, Buttigieg criticized Pence for not explicitly denouncing conversion therapy. On the campaign trail, Buttigieg also often cited his ability to win reelection as mayor of South Bend “as a gay dude in Mike Pence’s Indiana” as evidence of his political appeal.

The nonprofit group Human Rights Campaign once rated Pence “the worst vice president for LGBTQ people in modern history,” noting his long record of voting against LGBTQ equality as a member of Congress and then for supporting Trump administration policies that undermined LGBTQ rights.

Ben Terris contributed to this report.



Read the full article here

Sign Up For Daily Newsletter

Be keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.
I have read and agree to the terms & conditions
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
News Room March 14, 2023
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Happy0
Sleepy0
Angry0
Dead0
Wink0
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Popular News
Asia

Taiwan golf ball factory fire kills at least six

News Room News Room September 23, 2023
Battle of the Kurz movies: is Austria’s ex-chancellor plotting a comeback?
Exclusive: Erik ten Hag on importance of ‘togetherness’ ahead of Burnley clash – ‘Everyone is important’
Biden campaign is off and running against Trump — out of public view
The Nollywood pioneer seeking perfection in African storytelling
Malaysia PM says China gave reassurance after map stirred South China Sea dispute
Lessons from the LDI debacle
'To be on pole is fantastic' – Verstappen roars back in Japanese qualifying
- Advertisement -
Ad imageAd image

You Might also Like

United States

Biden campaign is off and running against Trump — out of public view

September 23, 2023
United States

House Republicans eye long-term funding without deal yet to avert shutdown

September 22, 2023
United States

Dallas mayor switches to GOP, making city the largest led by a Republican

September 22, 2023
United States

Menendez steps down as Senate foreign relations chair after indictment

September 22, 2023
  • Somalia
  • Africa
  • United States
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Forex
  • Stock Market

About US

Jaraa'id is your one-stop website for the latest global and local news and updates, follow us now to get the news that matters to you.
Quick Link
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Press ReleaseSubmit
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Top Sections
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Market DataLive
  • Weather

Subscribe US

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our Latest articles instantly!

I have read and agree to the terms & conditions

2023 © Jaraa'id. All Rights Reserved.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?