{"id":2619779,"date":"2026-06-26T21:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-separated-from-children-after-being-targeted-by-false-cps-report\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:44:04","slug":"buttigieg-separated-from-children-after-being-targeted-by-false-cps-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-separated-from-children-after-being-targeted-by-false-cps-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg separated from children after being targeted by false CPS report"},"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\">22<\/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-separated-from-children-after-being-targeted-by-false-cps-report%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=2619779&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>Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation Secretary, described a distressing incident where he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-he-was-separated-from-his-children-after-false-report-to-police\/\" title=\"... says he was ... from his ... after ... to police\">anonymous caller filed<\/a> a false report with Child Protective Services (CPS), claiming he posed a danger to his children. The report led to law enforcement and CPS intervening at his home in Traverse City,Michigan,where officers conducted a forensic interview with the children,eventually clearing Buttigieg of any allegations. The incident, which Buttigieg suspects was politically motivated and possibly linked to his sexuality, occured shortly after Father\u2019s Day and Pride Month. buttigieg expressed the emotional toll it took on him, describing the experience as one of the darkest hours of his life, and emphasized the importance of protecting children from such malicious actions. He also indicated plans to pursue charges if possible and warned against harming families with false accusations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >incident highlighted concerns<\/a> about political hostility and the misuse of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassroots-parents-group-became-a-political-force-in-2022-to-oust-status-quo-school-boards\/\" title=\"Grassroots Parents Group Becomes a Political Power in 2022 To Overthrow Status Quo Schools Boards\">child protection agencies<\/a>. Buttigieg, who is considered a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2028, condemned the campaign as deeply unjust and damaging.  <\/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\/crime\/4627431\/buttigieg-separated-from-children-false-report-police\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Buttigieg says he was separated from his children after false report to police<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\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<\/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\">Michigan State Police confirmed the law enforcement agency and CPS \u201cresponded and determined the report was false.\u201d<\/p>\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<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\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giulianis-lawyer-accuses-doj-of-corrupt-double-standard-in-executing-warrants-against-him\/\" title=\"Giuliani\u2019s Lawyer Accuses DOJ of \u2018Corrupt Double Standard\u2019 In Executing Warrants Against Him\">politically motivated campaign<\/a>, which he called the \u201cugliest thing that has happened to me since my career in service began.\u201d<\/p>\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<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\">\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<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<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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buttigieg is speculated to be a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buttigieg details false CPS report, brief separation from twins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2619780,"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":[32823,81817,36453,5894,44097],"class_list":["post-2619779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-child-welfare","tag-false-reports","tag-pete-buttigieg","tag-politics","tag-public-controversy"],"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\/2619779","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=2619779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619783,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619779\/revisions\/2619783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}