During an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger slammed Fox News host Tucker Carlson a “manipulative son of a bitch” for criticizing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who took paternity leave after the birth of his twins earlier this year.
Last month, Carlson mocked and disparaged the secretary’s time away from the office amid the ongoing supply-chain issues that have plagued the United States throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and accused him of not being attentive enough to the problem.
“Pete Buttigieg has been on leave from his job since August after adopting a child. Paternity leave, they call it, trying to figure out how to breastfeed. No word on how that went,” Carlson said on his show, Clarson told his viewers.
Kinzinger refuted accusations that Buttigieg wasn’t fulfilling the duties of his position, telling Rolling Stone: “I highly doubt that the secretary was totally disconnected from work. Although he probably could have been and should have been. But he has deputies, I’m sure he was in touch.”
He added: “And Tucker Carlson took nothing but a cheap shot at him because it was a temporary hit of Pixy Stix or a shot of heroin, it makes people feel great, they stay on. The rage works. And he created rage.”
“Talking about Pete Buttigieg learning how to breastfeed — like, c’mon man. You’re obviously ignorant. Which I don’t think. I think Tucker’s really smart. You’re a manipulative son of a bitch who abuses your viewers for your own personal profit,” he added.
