'Do not mess with someone's kids': Buttigieg details 'politically motivated hoax' during Pride month - The Weekend MS NOW

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The Weekend hosts react to a stunning revelation from Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who says he and his family were targeted in a politically motivated hoax that may have been motivated by homophobia. - Aired on 06/27/2026.

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. I wonder if he realizes that, should they pass more of their agenda, his house will be the first one the goons target?

[MoseShrute]

2. "Don't mess with the children of politicians "

Only applies to repuke families. I remember how Chelsea Clinton was made fun of as a child by a-holes like rush lumpnuts but shrub’s daughters were off limits.

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. Ya know, Repugs....

this could be turned on you just as easily. Just saying....and not just the big guys either. What about YOU, Mr., Mes,. or Ms MAGA? Of course, some of the big ones too. Someone really OUGHT to call CPS on Katie and Stephen Miller, for instance....who knows what kind of fascist horrors their kids are being indictrinated with, and do they really make them sleep hanging upside down in the basement? See how quickly things can get turned around?

[kacekwl]

4. I'm sure the FBI has launched a

full investigation into this matter. Sorry I made myself crack up laughing.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. MS NOW-Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax'

The former transportation secretary described it as “the ugliest thing that has happened to me since my career in service began.”

Buttigieg Says his Family was Target of ‘Politically Motivated Hoax’ www.ms.now/news/buttigi... #horrific

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https://www.ms.now/news/buttigieg-says-his-family-was-target-of-politically-motivated-hoax

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said his family has been targeted in a “politically motivated hoax” after someone made what police characterized as a false report to Child Protective Services alleging he committed crimes against his children.

In a Substack post Friday, Buttigieg wrote that an anonymous caller reported to CPS that his 4-year-old twins he shares with his husband, Chasten, were “at risk.”

“The caller said that he had spoken to a woman who claimed to have met me at a conference several years ago in Alabama, where she said I told her that I had committed unspeakable violent crimes, and the caller believed my children were still at risk,” Buttigieg wrote.

Buttigieg, a prominent Democrat and potential 2028 presidential contender, likened the incident to “swatting” — when someone calls 911 to falsely report an immediate threat, often at a public figure’s home — “but with Child Protective Services instead of a SWAT team.”

As a result of the allegation, Buttigieg said a CPS worker told him he could not be around his children unsupervised for 24 hours while the allegation was investigated. He and his husband dropped the children off with their grandparents for the night, beginning what Buttigieg described as “among the darkest hours of my life.”.....

The police officer on the case “made clear that he believed this was politically motivated, and said it would not be referred to a prosecutor,” Buttigieg wrote. “Nothing in the forensic interview with the children, which was conducted by trained personnel, had led to concerns.”