Politico reports:
Rush Limbaugh said last week that America isn’t ready to elect a gay man who kisses his husband onstage. Trump, however, suggested last week that he would vote for a gay presidential candidate.
Asked if he takes the president at his word, Buttigieg told CNN’s Erin Burnett at a Las Vegas town hall: “Not if he’s sending out his supporters to talk in this way.”
“The idea of the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Donald Trump lecturing anybody on family values — I mean, sorry but, one thing about my marriage is it’s never involved me having to send hush money to a porn star after cheating on my spouse with him or her,” he said. “So they wanna debate family values? Let’s debate family values. I’m ready.”
My marriage has never involved me sending hush money to a porn star. I’m ready to have a debate with Donald Trump on family values. #CNNTownHall pic.twitter.com/ZVjpPjVUcb
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 19, 2020
Buttigieg smacks back: At least I’ve never paid hush money to porn stars https://t.co/LHuEPV7zJq
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 19, 2020