{"id":2622668,"date":"2026-07-02T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-a-complete-fraud-media-missed-sick-detail-in-buttigiegs-story-about-cps-separating-his-kids-from-him-and-its-so-damning\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T10:46:32","slug":"hes-a-complete-fraud-media-missed-sick-detail-in-buttigiegs-story-about-cps-separating-his-kids-from-him-and-its-so-damning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hes-a-complete-fraud-media-missed-sick-detail-in-buttigiegs-story-about-cps-separating-his-kids-from-him-and-its-so-damning\/","title":{"rendered":"He&#8217;s a Complete Fraud: Media Missed Sick Detail in Buttigieg&#8217;s Story About CPS Separating His Kids from Him, and It&#8217;s So Damning"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fhes-a-complete-fraud-media-missed-sick-detail-in-buttigiegs-story-about-cps-separating-his-kids-from-him-and-its-so-damning%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=2622668&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 Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg shares his experience of being falsely accused in a CPS hoax that led to his adopted children being temporarily taken from him. He describes the distressing 24 hours during which he was unable to see his children and had to confront serious allegations based on an anonymous tip claiming he made violent confessions at a conference years earlier. Buttigieg criticizes the lack of accountability in the system that allowed the fake report to trigger a law enforcement response, noting that the officials involved followed procedures rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intentionally causing harm<\/a>. Despite acknowledging the illegality of false reports, he emphasizes the system&#8217;s role rather than condemning it. Critics argue he should be more upset with the authorities for taking such reports seriously, but Buttigieg appears primarily upset about the incident happening to him. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-teachers-union-just-erased-jews-then-hid-the-handbook-that-ordered-the-erasure-after-conservatives-found-it\/\" title=\"Largest Teachers Union Just Erased Jews Then Hid the Handbook That Ordered the Erasure After Conservatives Found It\">episode highlights concerns<\/a> about vulnerabilities in child protection processes and the potential for malicious hoaxes.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is in the news, and it has nothing to do with those pesky racist highways he was working so hard to address.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Buttigieg wrote a lengthy post to his <a href=\"https:\/\/petebuttigieg.substack.com\/p\/a-terrible-thing-happened-to-my-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Substack<\/a> about a phony Child Protective Services call that led to his adopted children being taken from him for a day, and to him being interviewed after CPS workers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trafficked-how-joe-bidens-open-border-policies-have-fueled-americas-fentanyl-epidemic\/\" title=\"Trafficked: How Joe Biden\u2019s Open Border Policies Have Fueled America\u2019s Fentanyl Epidemic\">law enforcement made<\/a> a random appearance at his home.<\/p>\n<p>The worker and officer told Buttigieg a forensic interview had been scheduled for the 4-year-old twins based on allegations against him, and in the meantime, he was not allowed to be around the children. This began a saga that would lead Buttigieg to pointing the finger at his accuser while completely dismissing the system that let this unfold.<\/p>\n<p>When his \u201chusband\u201d returned home with the kids, the decision was made for them to stay at their grandparents. He described the next day as quite an ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe twenty-four hours until they returned are among the darkest hours of my life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\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>Buttigieg had his own interview where he heard what the allegations actually were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn anonymous caller had contacted CPS. The caller said that he had spoken to a woman who claimed to have met me at a conference several years ago in Alabama, where she said I told her that I had committed unspeakable violent crimes, and the caller believed my children were still at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told the authorities he had not been to the town where this exchange took place, and CPS noted that the children\u2019s interviews went well, raising no questions about their safety.<\/p>\n<p>The post concluded with the former Biden administration official venting his frustrations with the situation.<\/p>\n<p>But in some sense, he misses the mark.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg consistently places the blame squarely on the hoaxer without once criticizing the system that facilitated this occasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police officer, the CPS professional, and the forensic interviewers who spoke to my children were just following procedure and doing their jobs \u2014 admirable jobs that must be incredibly difficult every day, protecting the most vulnerable children from the most horrible threats,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be clear, making a false report of this kind is a crime. That\u2019s as it should be, both to protect the innocent from false accusations, and to preserve the integrity of a process designed to protect children from harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg even said the officer knew it was a politically motivated allegation.<\/p>\n<p>Cato Institute Director of Immigration Studies David J. Bier picked up on this pattern, writing on social media platform X, \u201cWhy is he not upset with the government? \u2018An anonymous caller said he told an anonymous woman at a fictitious event that he was violent\u2019 is not a credible report. Why wouldn\u2019t you be as furious at the officials who took this obvious hoax seriously?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cJust following procedures\u201d? Why is he not upset with the government? \u201cAn anonymous caller said he told an anonymous woman at a fictitious event that he was violent\u201d is not a credible report. Why wouldn\u2019t you be as furious at the officials who took this obvious hoax seriously? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8TAYu7ppP\">https:\/\/t.co\/m8TAYu7ppP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/myGL95d1H7\">pic.twitter.com\/myGL95d1H7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David J. Bier (@David_J_Bier) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/David_J_Bier\/status\/2071203699225989165?\">June 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Buttigieg should be mad at the system, but he isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>Outlets like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/26\/us\/politics\/buttigieg-swatting-false-report-children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/06\/26\/buttigieg-police-false-report-anonymous\/f7a2771a-7197-11f1-8730-e7fd0e2a6404_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/26\/nx-s1-5872821\/pete-buttigieg-cps-police-swatting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Public Radio<\/a> have failed to address this obvious problem in their reporting on the incident. Heaven forbid our government should be fixed \u2014 or worse, reduced in size and scope.<\/p>\n<p>As for Buttigieg, he\u2019s just upset it happened to him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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