New Republic Faces Fallout Over ‘Inappropriate And Invasive’ Buttigieg Column

At least one sponsor has cut ties with the New Republic after the magazine published and then quickly removed and apologized for a column about 2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality. 

The League of Conservation Voters cut ties with a climate change event that’s co-hosted by the New Republic after the article was published.

“The offensive piece by this author, and the choice to run it, are inconsistent with our values and LCV is withdrawing our participation in the presidential primary candidate climate forum previously announced in New York City on September 23,” the group’s President Gene Karpinski said in a statement. “We will remain focused on the important work of elevating the climate crisis in this election and encouraging all the candidates to be prioritizing solutions.”

LCV is a prominent environmental group that was signed up to help co-host a discussion about climate change at the forum, according to CNN Business.

The left-leaning magazine has come under considerable fire for the article that referred to Buttigieg as “Mary Pete” and remarked on Buttigieg’s sexual promiscuity. The New Republic initially claimed the post was meant to be satire before it was removed on Saturday. The column was replaced by an editor’s note on the website, apologizing for the “inappropriate and invasive” article.