Politics
- Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he and his
husband Chasten are 'hoping to have a little one soon'
"We're
hoping to have a little one soon, so I have a
personal stake in this one, too,"
South
Bend, Indiana mayor and 2020 contender Pete
Buttigieg revealed that he and his husband, Chasten
Glezman Buttigieg, are "hoping to have
a little one soon," while speaking at a
rally in Brooklyn, New York on Monday night.
The
37-year-old mayor made the comment while answering
a question from a supporter on paid family leave.
"We're
hoping to have a little one soon, so I have a
personal stake in this one, too,"
Buttigieg said to cheers from the crowd. "We
should have paid parental leave, and we need to
find a way to have paid leave for taking care of
parents or anyone else who needs caregiving as
well."
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Buttigieg
elaborated on the topic of fatherhood in a Monday
night interview with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. He
said running for president has "slowed down
the path a little bit" to becoming a parent.
"My
husband, he is made for a lot of things. He is a
great educator. He has become a great public
figure, coming out of the gate," Pete
Buttigieg said. "He is going to be an amazing
father. I can't wait to see — I hope I will be
good at it, too. I can't wait to see him have that
chance."
Chasten's
intimate social media musings and polished
speeches have recently prompted glowing media
coverage and declarations that the 29-year-old is
"winning the 2020 spouse primary."
Buttigieg
elaborated on the topic of fatherhood in a Monday
night interview with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. He
said running for president has "slowed down
the path a little bit" to becoming a parent.
"My
husband, he is made for a lot of things. He is a
great educator. He has become a great public
figure, coming out of the gate," Pete
Buttigieg said. "He is going to be an amazing
father. I can't wait to see — I hope I will be
good at it, too. I can't wait to see him have that
chance."
Chasten's
intimate social media musings and polished
speeches have recently prompted glowing media
coverage and declarations that the 29-year-old is
"winning the 2020 spouse primary."
