The New Republic pulls ‘inappropriate and invasive’ op-ed on Pete Buttigieg

By Ellie Bufkin

Published July 13, 2019 2:03am ET

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The New Republic pulls ‘inappropriate and invasive’ op-ed on Pete Buttigieg — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. | (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The New Republic published and then deleted an opinion article on Friday that offered shocking and incendiary commentary of South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s bid for the 2020 presidency.

The article, written by openly gay writer Dale Peck, was titled “My Mayor Pete Problem.” It included several salacious guesses made by the author about Buttigieg’s sexual life and repeatedly referred to him as “Mary Pete.”

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