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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Johanna Chisholm

Tucker Carlson accuses Pete Buttigieg of lying about his sexuality

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Chasten Buttigieg, husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, criticised Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday, after the anchor incorrectly accused the Biden official of never explaining why he kept his sexuality private during the earlier parts of his career.

“This kind of rhetoric is easy. It’s so easy to attack people and to go on your talk show and fire people up about something that’s not actually happening,” Chasten Buttigieg told CNN.

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