Pete Buttigieg said he and his husband, Chasten, want to have kids in the future.
Buttigieg, 37, married his 29-year-old husband in June 2018.
“Yeah, I don’t know exactly when and how we’re going to pull that off, but Chasten is made to be a dad,” he told NBC’s “Today” show. “I’m looking forward to it too, as soon as we can figure it out.”
A Washington Post profile of Chasten published last week said the potential White House inhabitant has thought about what kind of first gentleman he would be if Buttigieg wins the 2020 presidential election.
“Maybe he would promote the arts or work to elevate the role of teachers in society,” the profile said. “Maybe he would focus on raising the children he and Pete want to have.”
The 2020 presidential hopeful said last month his campaign has “slowed down the path” of having children.
“My husband, he is made for a lot of things,” Buttigieg told MSNBC. “He is a great educator. He has become a great public figure, coming out of the gate. But he’s also going to be an amazing father. I can’t wait to see — I hope I will be good at it, too — but I can’t wait to see him have that chance.”
Mayor Buttigieg tells @maddow that he wants children in the future, and talks about how he believes his husband Chasten will be an “amazing father.” pic.twitter.com/PEgp42lbFQ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 16, 2019
There’s been only one president who has welcomed a child while in the White House. Grover Cleveland’s wife Frances became the first presidential spouse to give birth in the White House. She was 21 years old when she assumed the role of first lady.
