Chasten Buttigieg slams Mike Pence for making a homophobic joke about his kids getting sick

Over the weekend, former Vice President Mike Pence joked at the Gridiron Club dinner that out Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg went on “maternity leave” in 2021 when his kids were born.

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

Pete Buttigieg’s husband Chasten Buttigieg was not impressed by Pence’s anti-gay humor and brought up what the new dads were doing just after their twins were born two years ago.

“An honest question for you, Mike Pence, after your attempted joke this weekend,” Chasten Buttigieg wrote. “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?”

Chasten Buttigieg opened up about the health problems their children faced when they were born premature and were hospitalized for two weeks. One of the children had a problem that would make her stop breathing and turn purple. The kids later contracted respiratory syncytial virus, a potentially fatal disease for infants, and were hospitalized again.

The White House also condemned Pence’s statements. Out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that…

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