Pete Buttigieg says anonymous caller made false CPS report against his family
Pete Buttigieg says his family was effectively swatted — except, instead of calling the cops, someone called Child Protective Services, lied and said Buttigieg had admitted to 'committing unspeakably violent crimes' and that his kids were at risk. The kids are not and were not at risk.
Call Me Reegs332That woman that called them should be arrested for false statements and whatever else they can charge her with. What a vindictive bitch.
Sam127Phoned in by "good christian people" I'm sure.
Elliot Edelstein75The country is seriously fckd up because of that piece of shit in the White House
🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦 💪🏼👊🏼71Just finished reading this too. Just an horrific disgusting act from a sick disgusting “anonymous” person. Hope the Feds can find that person and send them away for a VERY long time.
Jen47Bets when they calked they didn't stop to think about the trauma this would put the kids through if CPS had decided to temporarily remove the kids. When I say people suck, this is what I mean.
Michael Corthell43Using child protective services or law enforcement as tools of political harassment is deeply troubling False reports can divert resources and traumatize families even when children are not at risk
Sanho Tree142No amount of opprobrium is sufficient here. Prosecute the hell out of her.
Rhuta Bhayga17There is no bottom to Maga depravity
Greg Greene (he/him/his)12No quipping about this here, because it's a drag to see someone pull what — between the lines — reads as a clear, hurtful homophobia in the middle of Pride Month.
Racheline Maltese7This is a horrific and visceral account of the experience. And now that it’s happened in this way to this person once - during Pride month no less - we can all be pretty sure we’re going to see a lot more of this.
Your Friend TRT7Blatant homophobic hate crime against Pete and his family. Whoever did it should be thrown under the jail
Jo Ní Ghiolla Shúiligh6This is evil in so many ways.
Mangled Hubris2This shit boils my blood.
Jayne Miller2Whoever did this knows any allegation that puts kids at risk requires intervention. No matter how completely false. This is a dangerous ploy.
SDDPHOTO2Hateful hateful people and of course the other ones going around acosting people with their Bibles
Sheila Crowell2Do. Not. Weaponize. Child. Protective. Services. Ever.
Someone filed a FALSE CPS report against Pete Buttigieg to terrorize his family and keep him from being alone with his 4-year-old twins for 24 hours. Now they’re targeting politicians’ CHILDREN Whoever did this should face criminal charges! #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/212440/...
Stoneball42Let's join together in DEMANDING that @GovernorWhitmer.bsky.social AND Michigan State Police Director Col. James F. Grady II spare no resource to find the assholes who perpetrated this CRIME against Pete, Chasten and their children. #JusticeForPete
Lady Di20No doubt a maggat 🤬
CMHoskins19WTAF is wrong with people! As a parent that would have been terrifying!
Halfpint DJT IS MY NELLIE OLSEN!17Pete is going for criminal charges. He'll get it done too!
Women For Survival #GetOutTheMidtermVote17Outrageous targeting. I hope they find whoever did this to Pete and his family.
Concerned citizen17Pete knows what to do, they’re messing with a combat veteran. He’s not a 5X draft dodger or a fox propaganda platform weekend host
Jen Phelan 🇨🇦26This story makes me sick to my stomach in ways all the other shit going on (which is awful shit) doesn’t. Why? Because it’s that disgusting!!! I can’t even.
RLS Malone9It's disgusting!!! We need to find out who that was. That needs to be a criminal offense. Not just for him but for everybody.
Jayne4Freedom4This seriously made me cry. To put their children through this. The worry of someone actually believing this fake accusation. It's so vile, I hope they sue.
🌊🧩Perpetua🪭☔️4Pete wrote about this nightmare on Substack. Describes their experience but the reverberation for their family...a roller coaster. PROSECUTE whoever did this. NIGHTMARE. They're all okay, but the RAGE... Unbelievable. That anyone would be so cruel to this lovely couple and their 4 year old twins!
Stacey L. Scott 🌹3Bullying at this level would have been unthinkable 20 years ago. TF happened??
🇨🇦 andyrogers.bsky.social 🇨🇦3Disgusting. #Dotard is targeting all of the people who hold him to account. And it’s only going to get worse as he thrashes about, trying to quash any dissent or accountability.
Pete Buttigieg writes that he got a visit from Child Protective Services, based on an anonymous call made by a woman who claimed that he told her he commits crimes at a conference years ago:
Seed Oil Drinkers Against Trump44It seems crazy that you can make a false accusation like that and face no consequences.
bseadeer.bsky.social23The caller should be prosecuted to full extent of law and required to compensate the law enforcement entity who had to take valuable resources from the community
Becky Blair9I was a mandatory reporter. CPS usually looks for multiple reports or confirmation of a single report before showing up at someone’s house. A single call triggering a visit is as much targeting by the agency as the caller.
Fight like Michael Collins7How do people not know that this happens all the time? CPS is the worst thing that ever happened to children. CPS has traumatized FAR FAR FAR more children than they’ve ever helped by destroying families and taking away children over false reports. While ignoring real abuse in wealthy families.
John Rage5Buttigieg is feared on the right for not just being gay but competent at his job. It makes the straight white idiots in this administration look bad.
Corking5If this was a straight man, the report would have been labeled as "unfounded" without any investigation at all. "He told me many years ago that he hurts kids" is an absolutely bullshit reason to terrorize a family for 24 hours.
Pete Buttigieg said on Friday that he and his husband were kept away from their 4-year-old twins after an anonymous report falsely accused Buttigieg of posing a threat to their children. The separation lasted for 24 hours, he said.
Brinkley4237It’s now okay to traumatize children to “own a lib?” Pete Buttigieg served his country proudly as a Naval officer, he’s smart, articulate and a potential Democratic candidate for president 2028. This is wrong. Four year old kids ripped from their parents for 24 hrs. Just wrong.
Ley20Hope they can find out who did that and press charges.
frugalman.bsky.social16Another example of the rot of the American society - the anonymous source knew damn well that there was nothing nefarious going on. The anonymous source just didn’t like the Buttigieg family’s way of life so they decided to lash out. Who are they to judge and inflict unnecessary harm? American rot!
Biko15This all happened because of ONE anonymous call to the Michigan State Police? The police made a CHOICE not to investigate and corroborate the information Whoever authorized the separation needs to be investigated and put on immediate administrative leave
eunanmcd.bsky.social11Seems like there should be some validity before separation.
Philip Brose9Even anonymous they should have the name of the person. I heard of an anonymous report from a 13 year old against the president what happened to that?
Rebecca Fishbein24This is a despicable thing to do to four-year-old children.
Kim Masters12My god. I would have lost my mind.
Helder Gil2This is the absolute right decision: “The former transportation secretary vowed to try to press charges against the caller.”
Jonathan Earle2I hope they find who did this
Maralyn Maralyn2Truly, unbelievable. The depths that they will go to.
Wow: Pete Buttigieg just announced his family was the target of a swatting-like incident in which someone made a “false report” to Child Protective Services alleging he committed crimes against his children. Follow along @ms.now:
Julianne McShane15❗ STORY UPDATED: Buttigieg suggests homophobia may have motivated the incident, noting that it occurred during Pride month and soon after he posted a photo of his family on Instagram to celebrate Father’s Day. Michigan State Police confirm to MS NOW an anon report was filed + found to be false.
Kevin H. Posey5Further evidence that MAGA are scum.
Puckster5How sick, vile, rude, hateful and disrespectful are people? This has become normalized by our current Don the Con administration. Unbelievable and unthinkable. I’m sorry that you had to deal with this. It’s so wrong.
Baja Arizona. We fight on.3This is why he isn't appearing in Tucson this week as planned. SO upset for him and his family that these low life cretins would do this. They need to pursue the 'anonymous' woman who filed this in the first place.
Sam3I would’ve thought there would be a way to flag prominent people for manual verification on stuff like this. But I would also assume they (govt from local to federal levels) either don’t care or removed it because gay woke bad and the terror is the point.
M Maher3This is attempted murder. Swatting hardly seems like an appropriate term (for everyone to use not this post)
Katelyn Burns136This is absolutely terrible and terrifying.
Julianne McShane17In a statement to MS NOW, Michigan State Police confirm receiving an “anonymous report” this week that they & CPS determined was false. “False reports are dangerous & divert law enforcement officers & CPS workers from responding to legitimate emergencies,” MSP add.
Rob Shum15We are all East Germans now.
Grandma Janet6The christofascists are scared of Pete, let's put this family in White House as soon as we can.
Rachael5this is why when that one woman was posting shit about Soph, her husband, and Gigi I was so grossed out. it’s a really short walk from projecting your unresolved trauma onto strangers to calling CPS on a stranger based on your own shit.
Patrick* Neithard4I can’t believe this. Or maybe I should. He’s the most eloquent, circumspect and articulate yet so down to earth every time i listen to what he explains, I’m in awe. and then that’s what he gets in return.
Dracophious2This shit is WHY WE HAVE PRIDE!!! We endure tons of bullshit just bc we exist!! On a daily!! Its worse for the POC community and even more so for the Trans community, its 10x worse for a black Trans woman... The hatred and bigotry is unending when it comes to our community, THATS WHY WE FIGHT!!
Patrick* Neithard2That during 🏳️🌈Pride month & Obergefell anniversary reeks of [The police officer on the case “made clear that he believed this was politically motivated, and said it would not be referred to a prosecutor,” Buttigieg wrote.] thank goodness @petebuttigieg.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/petebutt...
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 26 JUNE 2026 THE CRUELTY OF TRUMP'S AMERICA Pete Buttigieg & Chris are two of finest people to walk this earth False claim where CPS & police came to their home with alleged allegations of their twins were at risk The Twins were removed from the home for 24 hours
Marie In Atlanta8It takes a special kind of evil to call in a false report of child endangerment. The people who pay the biggest price for that are the defenseless kids. So, whoever made the call pretending to care about the children, actually traumatized them.
Truth Always Wins💙7Just when you think thier evil can't get any worse...I feel so bad for what he and his beautiful family have been put thru.
CatDaMaMa5How horrible! People are such cruel POS! I hope the kids weren’t badly traumatized by this.
Netty Bo Betty4This hurt my stomach 💔 Imagine putting an innocent family through such unnecessary fear and stress. Also, what kind of child protection agency separates small children from their parents over an anonymous tip with no evidence?
Cindy L McGinley3I can't wait for when the payback comes.
Max3I would not be happy if the pedo party were removing my children i see Trump with his granddaughter and cringe.
Calling CPS as a political hoax against someone you disagree with is: Taking time from a service needed to protect children is actual peril. Forcing young children to submit to a deeply traumatizing interview w/a stranger w/o their parents present. This level of hate defies conscience. #SheShed
🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤13My ex husband would do this shit. It got to the point CPS wouldn't even investigate. They'd drop a note off to let me know him and his shitty wife were up to their bs again, and to warn my kids. CPS terminated his visitation and still enforced his support.
leahnevertiumper.bsky.social6Whoever made that call to CPS needs to be punished police must investigate who the coward is and name them America is becoming a very dangerous place to live in or to visit
Mary Landkrohn4If they can figure out who made the false malicious report, that person should be outed. And charged.
Having Said That4That needs to be prosecuted!
Chanting Crow 🌊🌛🌝🌜🌊2🙂↕️ there's been some abuse at a home in my neighborhood, & neighbors have talked about calling CPS but There is a month's long backup in services even 4 follow-ups... It is outrageous to waste the time of such services, when they are desperately needed. Take it from someone who was abused as a child.
#HesOnTheList2We’re living in the trumpian era.
Disgusting, dangerous homophobia & hard to believe the hatemonger who swatted Pete Buttigieg & targeted his family did not also mean to do this during PRIDE MONTH. I’m incandescent with a new level of rage unlocked; my queer mother’s heart is lit with fury that some bigot did this to his children.
S Robertson Women’s Rights ARE Human Rights3This is just horrible How do we prevent this from happening again?
Fuck Trump2Wanna bet that woman was a "Christian"? May she rot in hell.
Sonny Vermont1We will never be safe again until the author of this hypocrisy is dead and gone. 😠
Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳🏳️⚧️1I’m with you, Incandescent with rage at the evil person that targeted this family.
travelingwjoy.bsky.social1NOT the reason! PeteB was lived by his soldiers, He knows about gov and military He MIGHT just become president so They eliminated threats!
“Someone decided to hurt our family this week. I’m furious, and I want to share what happened.” ~ Pete Buttigieg open.substack.com/pub/petebutt...
Rhonda13I am angry, heartbroken, repulsed & frankly pissed. This needs to STOP. Now. I am so sorry. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social
FL surf bum7that’s terrible. i don’t know why we can’t identify who these “anonymous” callers are. same with all the death threats to people who turn on trump. we need to solve that problem
ginger-nut53.bsky.social2No family should ever have to go through what you did. CPS needs to find better ways to protect children that doesn't create and perpetuate trauma to all concerned. The problem remains - they are damned if they don't take action and damned if they do.
Let’s Be Frank2This is abhorrent. The investigators who met with him reportedly had knowledge that it was politically motivated. How about vetting the miscreants before violating Buttigieg’s privacy and subjecting his kids and spouse to such an invasive, oppressive act of prying into their private lives?
digby72This is awful. But so predictable.
🖤 J. H. White2The most disgusting thing I can think about doing to a family. These a moral scumbags.
CJ2An evil woman made a false report to CPS that Pete and Chasten were abusing their children, which led to the children being separated from their parents for over a day and the entire family being questioned by police/CPS investigators. A vile, cruel act that deserves to be punished. Identify her.
Carolyn Castor2This is worth a read. Someone filed a false report and Child Protective Services had to evacuate Pete and Chasten’s twins to see if they were at risk.
I hope the person who falsely accused Pete Buttigieg of child abuse is taken to court. Such a shame. His twins had to be interviewed without him or his spouse present. Is it a political attack? Kids are off limits.
Same guy probably asking why the Epstein files are important. Child Welfare takes all calls seriously. Their time is precious. They know who called. Hopefully, they treat it like a false fire alarm or actual swatting.
llamagogo.bsky.social1How can the police just act on an anonymous call .. the cop even suspected this was politically motivated.. the police need to be investigated ..
Glubdub1Dude kids have never been off limits to these people their brand has literally been being open murder pedophiles for the past decade
Combat Wombats1"Kids are off limits", except to GOPedophiles. 🫠
Everyday.Human Derek1I dont know if you noticed but the current admin has no rules....
captkickback.bsky.social1See that’s the problem with swatting, considering it’s also puts innocent people in danger from LE, there should be lawful guidelines in which anyone making a call to LE or CPS be required to identify themselves name rank and serial number.
Pete Buttigieg is target of a vicious political attack because of his sexuality. Had his children temporarily removed from him. Imagine, if you can, how you would like to be attacked for your sexuality by a bunch of Republican Evangelical Pedophiles ? They are desperate.
Loam2Yet, a man credibly accused of rape as well as sexual harassment and abuse, has been allowed to remain free from arrest and even the simplest of trials. Oh yeah, this vile entity is POTUS.
a-dash.bsky.social1Been there. Lost 3 kids a house a car and all my property for coming out as trans and getting my ears pierced. Stop pretending your not a bunch of nazis.
LoboJoe1And on the anniversary of the Obergefell v. Hodges What scum
mylittlecorner.bsky.social1trump is a documented rapist
Testy Testerson III, Esq1I'm going to take a wild guess that the sick degenerate that did this supports an actual pedophile, perhaps he himself is a pedo.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he was kept apart from his two young children for 24 hours after someone made a false complaint about him to child protective services in Michigan. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
Stinky Pinky she/her/hers21/ The additional problem is not just report but the system that made the decision to remove the children from the home. SW here in CA. CPS is do supposed to go to the home, look for evidence, and look for evidence before making such a drastic action like that.
Stoneball1Let's join together in DEMANDING that @GovernorWhitmer.bsky.social AND Michigan State Police Director Col. James F. Grady II spare no resource to find the assholes who perpetrated this CRIME against Pete, Chasten and their children. #JusticeForPete
www.mediaite.com/online/pete-... Pete Buttigieg published an emotional Substack post Friday describing a "cruel, politically motivated hoax" his family had recently suffered when someone made a false report to Child Protective Services.
entropy-actual.bsky.social7I'm sure the caller puts themselves out to the world as a good and god fearing christian. Additionally, I suspect this is the beginning of a whisper campaign, planned by the regime in charge.
KUNA6that's a nightmare scenario, but also a reminder of how vulnerable public figures' families are to harassment
Darwin Woodka4people are such fucking assholes
Nobody Important 🌻🕊️🌊3This is reprehensible and I hope Buttigieg does press charges ASAP. This kind of 💩 needs to end!!
Rebecca Rauber2So so cruel and sub-human.