In an ABC News feature set to air Thursday night, Chasten Buttigieg responds to homophobic comments made by Rush Limbaugh about America being uncomfortable with a gay president.
Anchor Linsey Davis brings up Rush’s remarks for the network’s “Running Mates” series and Chasten, the husband of Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg, says he’s been dealing with people like Limbaugh all his life.
In a preview clip for the interview, which will be broadcast at 7 pm ET on the streaming news channel ABC News Live, Davis gauges Chasten’s reaction to Limbaugh saying America doesn’t want to see a “gay guy kissing his husband” at a debate.
Limbaugh compared Pete to the “manly” Donald Trump, saying voters would see “a 37-year-old gay guy kissing his husband on stage, next to ‘Mr. Man,’ Donald Trump.”
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Putting aside the fact that “Mr. Man” isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind when looking at Donald Trump, here’s how Chasten responds:
“Well, look this isn’t new. I’ve been dealing with this my whole life. I’d I dealt with a multitude of Rush Limbaugh’s when I was walking through the hallways of my high school.”
He continues:
“What I’m actually worried about are the young people in this country who are watching the historic nature of this campaign. Watching how people talk about it, watching how people react to it and treat it. And wondering if this country is actually a safe place for them to be.”
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Hillers
Responding with class. That’s my boy Chast. He’d make a great First Man.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
And Rush Windbag conviently ignoring the fact he is on “marriage” number FOUR……
succubus
you are so quick to trash a wonderful story…. you are puke.
Jim
Poor Rush. He just wishes he had a loving partner in his life.
russellhm
Rush’s youth was spent in rural Missouri. Likely, his first love affair was with a member of a flock of sheep. Rumor is that he always selected the “ugly” one.
Max
‘Mr. Man,’ Donald Trump”???
the mayor served his country. Trump got a fake medical condition passed as an excuse to not serve.
Mack
So did Limbaugh himself. All talk and no action. They hide behind deferments.
CMarks
Seems that Pete and Chasten’s marriage would be easier to explain then trying to explain Rush’s FOUR marriages.
djmcgamester
I always think that the best “response” is to ignore it. Make him understand that he is beneath you and not worth your time.
Paton41
Love to see Pete as President and Chasen as first gentleman! I hope, I hope, I hope!
neilk
Very classy response. But my first reaction to Limbaugh’s homophobic remark is who wants to think about him or tRump having sex with anyone!
tameron1
Limbaugh is a “has been” and an American JOKE. Never did anything to better American society but spent his life promoting hatred and division. Most likely, he now believes that he has been honored by Trump and the nation because of this phony medal he received (the medal isn’t phony but the bestowing of it was), but in actuality he will go down in real American History as a national disgrace.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Co-sign. His spot in the darkest corner of Hell is already reserved where he will burn in agony for eternity. The Grim Reaper can’t get to his door quick enough…
Kieran
One things for sure, Pete and Chasten have a much happier marriage than George and Kellyanne Conway.
CityguyUSA
So Slimbaugh is already seeing the writing on the wall that Trump’s rule is coming to an end.
justyouandi
I took the time to look up what Limbaugh actually said. Rush didn’t lecture Mayor Pete on anything. He didn’t say anything anti-gay. He didn’t even offer an opinion of his own. He was asking people to analyze — asking people to imagine how the Democrat power base was looking at their options after the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary. At no point was there a lecture of Mayor Pete on family values or anything else. At no point was there a condemnation of Mayor Pete.
However, black Congressman Clyburn did say that black voters, especially in North Carolina, are going to have a problem with Mayor Pete being gay. Where is the outrage about that?
IAMSONICE
The mention of his sexuality being an issue, is indeed an issue, which in and of itself is xenophobic. Limbaugh’s past comments about the LGBTQ community preface his comment and add homophobic context to his question.
Felecia
Here we go again…trotting out the ‘what about the children’ bullsh*t excuse…I seem to remember that battlecry when inter-racial marriage was still fairly new, and our nation weathered it just fine. The haters always forget that the objects of their ire also vote; and now they’re flat-out ignoring the fact that more LGBT’s than ever are also PARENTS, lol…yet those same kids are dismissed as being non-useful during election years, because minors CAN’T vote…and the dumbass conservatives somehow think that America is brain-dead and unable to notice that crap, year after friggin’ year…just to mention it, my wife and I have 5 grown children and 9 grandchildren, all of whom are well-adjusted and have no problem with seeing two people of the same sex kissing. Limbaugh is just jealous that even with his money and fame, the stupid assh*le can’t KEEP a wife…eventually they all run for the nearest divorce lawyer and end up filing a restraining order; explain THAT to the kiddies, lol…we are proud Hoosiers who stand firmly with our own Mayor Pete. Too bad that the GOP doesn’t like him, lol….