The White House on Monday accused former Vice President Mike Pence of being “homophobic” because he joked about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg taking maternity leave, prompting the ex-vice president’s team to say the Biden administration should “spare the faux outrage” and focus on America’s problems.
Mr. Pence joked about Mr. Buttigieg — who is openly gay and took parental leave in 2021 to take care of twin babies — during a lighthearted portion of the annual Gridiron Dinner.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took exception to the remarks in a statement issued to the Washington Blade and reposted on Twitter. “The Biden administration should spare America the faux outrage. The hypocrisy is especially rich considering their own Secretary of State Antony Blinken joked that he yearned for ‘the old days’ when ‘Jews did all the work,’” said Marc Short, a longtime Pence aide. “The White House would be wise to focus less on placating the woke police and focus more on bank failures, planes nearly colliding in mid-air, train derailments, and the continued supply chain crisis.
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