U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, America’s first openly gay minister, had to come up with excuses not to pay for her husband’s travels on a government military plane to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games, a competition for veterans and wounded soldiers. The incident took place live on Fox News. news week.
According to the weekly, host Bret Bayer asked the minister if her husband was covering the travel expenses, Buttigieg said he was leading the American delegation, and diplomatic protocol allowed the husband to accompany the leader on the trip.
“Before me, the military secretary under President Trump, who was traveling with his wife, went to this event. Before that, it was Miss Trump as First Lady. Before that, Mrs. Obama did the same. And I don’t understand: If no one asks questions when Secretary Esper and his wife are traveling as part of a delegation, then why is everything different when it comes to me and my husband? – the minister was angry on the air.
The facilitator said only one word in response: “Understand.” After that, the conversation moved to another topic.
“It is standard practice to provide cabinet-level military aircraft for presidential delegations organized by the White House,” Newsweek told the White House National Security Council in a statement to Fox News.
Previously reportedThat the Pentagon has decided to extend parental leave from six weeks after birth or adoption to 12 weeks.
The new rule will come into effect on January 9, 2023. Unit commanders must balance maternity leave with the needs of their units and operational needs, according to the U.S. Department of Defense leadership memo.