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Pete Buttigieg responded to Tucker Carlson's allegations that he's "fake gay"

"I mean, in a weird way, I guess it's progress?" said Buttigieg, who made history as the first openly gay Cabinet secretary and is now raising two children with his husband

After years of worrying that coming out would be a "career-ender," Buttigieg laughed off the fact that attacks now center on him being secretly straight

Pete Buttigieg is cautiously optimistic after Tucker Carlson 's claims that he's "fake gay."

The Democratic politician, 43, appeared on Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan on Oct. 1, where he addressed the right-wing commentator's accusations about his sexuality. Buttigieg — a onetime Indiana mayor who recently served as President Joe Biden 's transportation secretary —

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