Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg took a dig at Fox News anchor Bret Baier after he was asked why he was taking his wife overseas when other federal officials’ spouses were attending the same event. (You can watch Buttigieg’s comments below).
Buttigieg said Baier made a “spin” on the trip to the game, which is often visited by a pair of US public officials.
“And I guess the question in my mind is that no one asks what the Secretary is [Mark] Esper and his wife led the delegation – as they should – so why should it be different if my wife and I?”
“Got it,” Baier replied.
This isn’t the first time Buttigieg has come to his wife’s defense on Fox News.
The transportation secretary went to bat for Chasten Buttigieg after he tweeted that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wanted “some privacy to make your own dining decisions“When a group of protesters disrupted a dinner in 2022. The tweet, a veiled reference to the court’s conservative vote to overturn women’s right to choose an abortion, drew criticism.
“Look, when a public official enters public life, we should expect two things – one, you should be free from violence, harassment and intimidation. And two, you will not be free from criticism or peaceful protest with people exercising their First Amendment rights, Buttigieg said.