Buttigieg: 'I'm not going to apologize to Tucker Carlson'

Buttigieg: “I’m Not Going to Apologize to Tucker Carlson” for Taking Paternity Leave

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that leave to take care of a new child in the family should not be seen as a vacation.

Pete Buttigieg puts Tucker Carlson on notice: Family leave should be available to every American

The Transportation Secretary responded to the Fox News Host's attack on his parental leave with a blistering defense.

Buttigieg Fires Back at Tucker Carlson Over Paternity Leave Attacks

Pete Buttigieg spun an attack by Tucker Carlson into an opportunity to promote paid parental leave, refusing to “apologize” to the host for taking paternity leave to care for two children he adopted with his husband, Chasten Buttigieg.The Fox News host made homophobic comments while attacking the transportation secretary last week for taking leave he is entitled to as an employee of the federal government. “Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from …

Watch Pete Buttigieg eviscerate Tucker Carlson for attacking him about parental leave

Thursday night on his Fox News broadcast, Tucker Carlson attacked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for taking parental leave to care for his and his husband Chasten’s infant twins. “Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from his job since August after adopting a child,” Carlson ranted. “Paternity leave, they call it, trying to figure out how to breastfeed. No word on how that went.”There are so many rancid homophobic messages in those three se…

The Bye Line: Jonathan Capehart calls out Tucker Carlson's homophobia

In this week's Bye Line, Jonathan Capehart calls out Tucker Carlson and his homophobic comments about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg taking paternity leave. "The world has two new people who will be raised by parents who embody the values they live by. Kindness. Hard work. Service. Sacrifice. Empathy. Humility. Integrity. Resilience. Gratitude," he says. "Values Carlson neither possesses nor knows anything about."

Pete Buttigieg: ‘I’m not going to apologize’ for taking parental leave

The transportation secretary on Sunday responded to a nasty attack from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.