During a Fox News segment, Rachel Campos-Duffy criticized former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, implying he was inauthentic about his masculinity. While discussing a chyron about "finger wagging Democrats," she mistakenly coined a term that many interpreted as an antigay slur, raising concerns about underlying bias. Buttigieg responded with insights about moral posturing in politics. Following her slip, a spokesperson for Fox News clarified that it was unintentional and quickly retracted, but the moment escalated on social media, highlighting ongoing tensions in LGBTQ+ discourse in the political arena.
"Isn't Pete the worst virtue-signaling winger fagger?" Her slip quickly circulated online as accusations of a veiled slur against Buttigieg's sexuality emerged.
Rachel Campos-Duffy launched into a tirade questioning Buttigieg's masculinity, noting he is pretending not to be a beta and attempting to fit into male-dominated spaces.
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