The 2 months was before he was called out and basically forced to return. After trying to defend his absence for a couple of weeks, which I presume meant he was

The 2 months was before he was called out and basically forced to return. After trying to defend his absence for a couple of weeks, which I presume meant he wasn't yet ready to return. Iirc the 6 months # was from a GMA/Today show interview, but presented more as a hypothetical, before they even announced the adoption, as a comment on the process of trying to adopt and equality. >Honestly, I think the more damning point is that the public was unaware Unaware at the political peak of trying to pass the "infrastructure" bill and with the supply chain issue becoming daily national news. Ironically, said "transportation" bill included a failed provision for a paid paternity mandate.