Tucker Carlson thinks Pete Buttigieg isn’t gay – and plans to ‘prove’ it in a very weird way
Political commentator Tucker Carlson (L) once again claimed that Pete Buttigieg is not gay. (SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Political commentator Tucker Carlson (L) once again claimed that Pete Buttigieg is not gay. (SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images/Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, formerly known for his controversial show on Fox News, believes Pete Buttigieg isn’t gay, and plans to “prove” it in a very weird way.
It was the second time Tucker Carlson, who departed from Fox in April 2023, has made the bizarre claim that Buttigieg isn’t gay. He previously made the claim last year.
On his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show, he spoke with conservative political commentator Michael Knowles about a range of issues.
The name of gay Democrat Pete Buttigieg came up, to which Carlson responded, “The fake gay guy?”
“My gay producer is always like ‘he’s not gay.’ He was with a girl like 20 minutes ago and like he wants to be the Democratic nominee. It’s like: ‘time for a gay guy!’”
Carlson’s comment may be referring to the fact that Pete Buttigieg reportedly dated girls in college.
‘I doubt he even knows’
Carlson went on, giving the impression that he knows a great deal about gay sex: “I’ve always wanted to interview him. He’s never agreed to an interview but I’m going to ask him like some very specific questions about gay sex and see if he can even answer. I doubt he even knows.”
Buttigieg came out as gay in 2015. Soon after he met his now-husband Chasten on Hinge. He says they bonded over a plate of Scotch eggs in a South Bend, Indiana pub.
The pair married in June 2018, three years after they connected on the dating app Hinge. The former US secretary of transportation and his husband, Chasten, adopted twins Penelope and Joseph in 2021.
Carlson previously claimed that Kamala Harris’ former running mate, Tim Walz, looks “super, super gay”.
In a discussion about Walz, he appeared to contradict his claims that Buttigieg isn’t gay, saying: “I was a little surprised that [Kamala Harris] picked Tim Walz. If you want a gay guy, why not just go with Pete Buttigieg.”
Carlson said of Walz: “Tim Walz is very obviously gay. I look at him and I’m like, ‘well you’re gay’. I’m sure I’ll be attacked for saying that, and maybe he’s not gay, but he certainly seems gay.”
There is no evidence that Walz is gay. The Minnesota governor has been married to Gwen Whipple since 1994 and has two children with her.
Share your thoughts! Let us know in the comments below, and remember to keep the conversation respectful.
