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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Buttigieg’s husband sends Pence a photo of his hospitalised baby in angry response to ‘maternity leave’ joke

Twitter/Chasten Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg’s husband sent Mike Pence a photo of his hospitalised baby in an angry response to a “maternity leave” joke made by the former vice president.

The White House has called for Mr Pence to apologise for what it called a “homophobic” joke about the transportation secretary’s decision to take paternity leave when his twins were born.

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