{"id":2619754,"date":"2026-06-26T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-he-was-separated-from-his-children-after-false-report-to-police\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T19:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:42:36","slug":"buttigieg-says-he-was-separated-from-his-children-after-false-report-to-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-he-was-separated-from-his-children-after-false-report-to-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg says he was separated from his children after false report to police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbuttigieg-says-he-was-separated-from-his-children-after-false-report-to-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619754&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recounted a distressing incident where he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anonymous caller filed<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-partially-bends-the-knee-acknowledges-ballots-were-counted-unlawfully-and-in-secret\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Partially Bends The Knee, Acknowledges \u2018Ballots Were Counted Unlawfully And In Secret\u2019\">false report<\/a> wiht Child Protective Services (CPS), alleging he posed a danger to his children. Buttigieg detailed in a Substack post that the authorities sent an officer and CPS worker to his home in Traverse City based on a report claiming he was at risk of harming his kids, stemming from a false accusation related to a conversation about past crimes in alabama. The children where taken for a forensic interview, which ultimately cleared Buttigieg of any suspicion, with the CPS worker stating the claims were unfounded and likely politically motivated. Buttigieg expressed emotional distress over the ordeal, which occured shortly after Father\u2019s Day and Pride Month, and suggested he might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-deadlocks-on-becerra-nomination\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination\">pursue legal action<\/a> against the false report. He called for respect for families and warned against targeting children in political conflicts, emphasizing that his children are innocent and unaware of political issues. Buttigieg also noted the increasing toxicity in politics and highlighted his commitment to protecting his family from such attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Transportation Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"410\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> said he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services concerning his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg wrote about the swatting-like incident in a lengthy Substack <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/petebuttigieg.substack.com\/p\/a-terrible-thing-happened-to-my-family\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/petebuttigieg.substack.com\/p\/a-terrible-thing-happened-to-my-family\">post<\/a> on Friday, detailing his encounter with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> State Police.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4626406\/judge-keeps-death-penalty-on-the-table-in-tyler-robinson-murder-case\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge keeps death penalty on the table in Tyler Robinson murder case<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4624768\/border-patrol-hits-record-high-agents-hiring-surge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Border Patrol hits record-high 21,471 agents following Trump hiring surge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4624722\/uthmeier-impeach-judge-woman-kill-baby-covid-psychosis\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Uthmeier moves to impeach judge who let off woman who killed her baby after \u2018COVID psychosis\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An officer and a CPS worker arrived at his home in Traverse City this week after an anonymous report claimed he posed a danger to his children. They couldn\u2019t explain the situation until a forensic interview with the two children was conducted the following day, leaving Buttigieg with very little information and without his children until the interview could be completed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe twenty-four hours until they returned are among the darkest hours of my life,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI tried to get my head around the idea that I had been accused of something so serious that I couldn\u2019t be alone around my own children, and had consented to have them interviewed by strangers, without my knowing where the accusation had come from or even what it contained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the forensic interview, the officer explained that a caller believed the children were at risk because he spoke with a woman who claimed Buttigieg told her that he committed violent crimes in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alabama\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1172\">Alabama<\/a> years ago. Buttigieg said he had never been to the town where he allegedly met the woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officer concluded the report was politically motivated and assured Buttigieg that the case would not be referred to a prosecutor, as the forensic interview with the children had cleared his name with the CPS worker saying she found nothing to substantiate the allegation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the situation was being resolved, the children stayed at their grandparents\u2019 house until the confusion could be cleared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg lives with his husband, Chasten. The false report was made shortly after Father\u2019s Day when Buttigieg posted photos of his family on social media. It also came toward the end of Pride Month. It is unclear if he was targeted because of his sexuality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"445\">Biden administration<\/a> official condemned the politically motivated campaign, which he called the \u201cugliest thing that has happened to me since my career in service began.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEveryone knows politics is ugly these days,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s always been ugly, but now it feels more and more like bloodsport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg appeared emotional in the Substack post, saying the experience tested his fortitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am a reasonable man. I try to keep as calm and low-key as possible,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBut I cannot describe the mix of rage and sadness that I feel at the idea that someone brought our children into this. They are four years old. Four. They do not know or care what a Democrat or a Republican is.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4619474\/pete-buttigieg-overhaul-needed-agencies-targeted-by-trump\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4619474\/pete-buttigieg-overhaul-needed-agencies-targeted-by-trump\/\">BUTTIGIEG CONCEDES \u2018SERIOUS OVERHAUL\u2019 NEEDED FOR AGENCIES TARGETED BY TRUMP: \u2018BE OPEN\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Michigan Democrat promised to press civil or criminal charges if he finds a way and left readers with a simple message: \u201cDo not mess with someone\u2019s kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg is speculated to be a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Buttigieg recounts false CPS report separating him from twins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2619755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177707293030.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13029,36453,5894],"class_list":["post-2619754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-parenthood","tag-pete-buttigieg","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177707293030.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619754"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619758,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619754\/revisions\/2619758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}