Pete Buttigieg, openly gay prime minister in US history, and her husband Chasten Glezman Buttigieg presented their twins on social media on Saturday, after announcing in August that they had become parents without giving details.
A black-and-white photo, posted to Twitter and Instagram, shows the two men smiling, eye-to-eye, in what appears to be a hospital room, each holding a baby swaddled in a small patterned cloth. . “We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family,” writes Pete Buttigieg, who was one of the stars of the Democratic primaries for the 2020 presidential election. “Chasten and I are more than grateful for all the good ones. wishes received since we announced that we became parents, ”on August 17, tweeted the 39-year-old Minister of Transport.
Chasten and I are beyond thankful for all the kind wishes since first sharing the news that we’re becoming parents. We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family. pic.twitter.com/kS89gb11Ax
– Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) September 4, 2021
His message had received more than 255,000 “likes” around 11pm. Parents of twins commented on the tweet with humorous congratulatory messages and photos of their own children.
Pete Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, a medium-sized town in the state of Indiana. Almost unknown to the general public when he presented his candidacy for the Democratic presidential primaries in April 2019, this former soldier who passed through Afghanistan had a meteoric career. He is “the first openly LGBT person appointed to a permanent position in the presidential cabinet,” according to the organization Victory Institute.