NY Post "President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday mangled his rollout of Pete Buttigieg as the “first” gay cabinet nominee — using a female name for Buttigieg’s husband and omitting mention of President Trump having named the first gay cabinet-level official.
"Biden noted his fondness for Buttigieg’s husband “Kirsten” during a speech in Wilmington, Del., as he formally named the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor as his nominee for transportation secretary.
"Biden also snubbed Ric Grenell, whom Trump celebrated this year as the first gay cabinet member when he worked three months as acting director of national intelligence.
“ 'His husband is an educator — always, always the mark of good character, it’s the way I look at it,” Biden said of Buttigieg.
“ 'And by the way, Jill and I have always enjoyed seeing Pete and Kirsten — Chasten, I should say — together on the trail. Chasten has become a close friend of Jill’s and mine.”
"Buttigieg, 38, won the Iowa caucuses in terms of delegate count this year but endorsed Biden in an effort to stop socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had won the popular vote in the first three states.
"Biden made the embarrassing mistake while saying Buttigieg would be among a “cabinet of firsts.' ” . . .
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