Buttigieg hits back after criticism of parental leave: ‘Really strange’

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Transportation Secretary Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegOvernight Energy & Environment Presented by ExxonMobil Climate divides conservative Democrats in reconciliation prompts 12 senior U.S. officials to join Biden at major climate conference White House scrambles to avoid crisis of PLUS supply chain has responded to criticism from conservatives that it has received for taking parental leave after adopting two newborns.

Buttigieg has received criticism for maintaining parental leave since August as the country grapples with supply chain issues. Others attacked Buttigieg for taking full parental leave, scoffing at the idea.

“Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from work since August after adopting a child. Paternity leave, they call it. Trying to figure out how to breastfeed, no word on how it went,” Fox Newss Tucker CarlsonTucker CarlsonFox News signs book deal with Judge HarperCollins: Tucker Carlson’s request for personal records is “intrusive” Republicans criticizing Afghan refugees face risks, MORE said on his show.

Buttigieg told MSNBC “Deadline: White House” that despite taking parental leave, he was available 24/7 for issues. He also shot Carlson saying he didn’t understand parental leave.

Well listen, in his case I guess he just doesn’t understand the concept of bottle feeding, let alone the concept of paternity leave. But what’s really weird is, you know, it’s coming from one side of the aisle that was claiming the mantle of being pro-family. What we have right now is an administration that is actually family-friendly, Buttigieg said.

And I’m lucky to be able to experience that as an employee, to have the flexibility to take care of our newborns, which is, by the way, work. It is a joyous job. It’s wonderful work, but it really is work, he added.

Carlson has received reactions from Democrats and others for his comments, including White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s Supreme Court Reform Study Group Jen Psaki Biden notes “considerable” risks to the Expansion of Courts DeSantis vows to sue Biden administration for Biden vaccine warrants likely to call on Robert Califf to return as FDA chief MORE said Transportation Secretary was a role model for the importance of paid leave for new parents. “

Tennessee Sen. Marsha BlackburnMarsha BlackburnSenate Endorses Increase In Short Term Debt Ceiling Hillicon Valley Presented By American Edge Project Facebook Experiencing Widespread Outage Four Big Lessons From A Difficult Audience For Facebook MORE (R) also attacked Buttigieg on Friday night, tweeting that ‘he should do his job and after criticizing him for being on parental leave during a transport crisis.

Were in the midst of a transport crisis and the White House was hiding that Pete Buttigieg was on paid leave. Why did we just learn this? Blackburn tweeted.

Pete Buttigieg should be doing his job.

Senator Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) October 15, 2021

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