Has Pete Buttigieg Removed Pronouns From His Bio? What We Know
Pete Buttigieg has removed his pronouns from his biography on X, formerly Twitter, according to a prominent account on the social media platform.Screenshots from the Libs of TikTok account, which is run by conservative activist Chaya Raichik and has over 4 million followers, appear to show that Buttigieg deleted his "he/him" pronouns from the account.Newsweek has contacted Buttigieg for comment via Facebook and Instagram direct messages.Following Donald Trump's second presidential election victory in November 2024, a number of organizations and prominent figures have rolled back on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives dubbed "woke" by critics.Almost immediately after his inauguration on January 20, Trump issued an executive order saying it is "the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female." Trump then signed a second executive order banning transgender personnel from the military, although this is already facing a legal challenge.Some commentators have argued that Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election at least in part because she leaned too heavily towards progressive social campaigns, such as those around transgender rights.Late on Thursday, Libs of TikTok shared two screenshots of Buttigieg's X account biography, apparently before and after it was updated when he stepped down as transportation secretary.JUST IN: Pete Buttigieg removed his pronouns from his bio pic.twitter.com/VGcCZ1NR3dThe first biography read: "Personal account.
For official updates, follow @SecretaryPete. Husband, father, veteran, writer, South Bend's former Mayor Pete. (he/him)."However, the pronouns were gone from his second and current biography, which reads: "Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner.
