Buttigieg separated from children after being targeted by false CPS report

Published June 26, 2026 7:17pm ET | Updated June 26, 2026 9:26pm ET



Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he was briefly separated from his 4-year-old twins after an anonymous caller filed a false report with Child Protective Services concerning his family.

Buttigieg wrote about the swatting-like incident in a lengthy Substack post on Friday, detailing his encounter with Michigan State Police.

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