Pete Buttigieg was well-regarded because the Secretary of Transportation in the course of the Biden administration. Buttigieg confirmed each seriousness and information for the place. Importantly, Buttigieg took transportation points and the nation’s declining infrastructure severely.
As is the case with virtually all folks whom Trump chosen for his administration, the present president selected appointees and cupboard officers primarily based on loyalty to him as a substitute of {qualifications} and competency for the job.
Trump selected actuality TV star and Fox Information backbencher Sean Duffy to be the Secretary of Transportation. Duffy is a Trump loyalist and former Home Republican who was most recognized for complaining that he was underpaid.
Duffy didn’t have any legislative or oversight historical past in transportation as a member of Congress.
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By any measure, Duffy’s tenure as Secretary of Transportation has been tough. From lethal mid-air collisions to prolonged TSA traces to skyrocketing prices in jet gasoline, which have led to elevated airfares, trucking points attributable to tariffs/excessive gasoline costs, and now the closure of Spirit Airways, Duffy has not been a very good Transportation Secretary.
Duffy’s has responded to all of those challenges by blaming Pete Buttigieg, and on CNN’s State Of The Union, Buttigieg responded.
CNN’s Dana Bash requested, “ Now Secretary Duffy is criticizing you on social media. He is making movies about you. He stated that the, quote, “radical depressing left” hates his street journey as a result of they do not need folks to rejoice America. Your response?”
Buttigieg delivered a basic response.
