Washington Blade reported last week, Buttigieg — a top Biden surrogate in the fall campaign — has turned down two prominent roles in the administration in recent weeks.
Biden had pledged to be the first president to choose an LGBTQ member of the cabinet, saying on CNN two weeks ago, "I promise you, you'll see the most diverse cabinet, representative of all folks, Asian-Americans, African Americans, Latinos, LGBTQ, across the board."Earlier this year, President Donald Trump chose Ric Grenell, a gay man, to be his acting director of national intelligence — a cabinet-level position but not a cabinet secretary.Biden has long discussed the necessity of a federal infrastructure package, a plan that Buttigieg would be promoting, shepherding, and.