Posted on 03/28/2024 4:19:19 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
When a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, Pete Buttigieg drew criticism for not showing up right away.
In responding to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge — a far different crisis, this time at the center of his portfolio — he’s not making that mistake again.
On the day the bridge collapsed, Buttigieg had planned a trip to Wyoming and Montana — what would have amounted to his 47th and 48th states visited as Transportation secretary — to tour infrastructure projects. But before leaving from Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, his work cell phone buzzed not long after the bridge collapsed at 1:30 a.m. He spent time on the phone with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and White House chief of staff Jeff Zients, and the state’s congressional delegation.
By 5 a.m., it was clear his trip out west would be off. He briefed President Joe Biden by phone, and was on the ground meeting with first responders later that day.
“It’s definitely one of the most striking and extreme emergency situations that we’ve faced,” Buttigieg told POLITICO in an interview on Wednesday, not long after briefing Biden in the Oval Office, and then later, the press. “We’ve obviously encountered issues with aviation safety, with rail safety. But to have a major maritime incident, and a major bridge incident, all wrapped up into one is definitely calling on all of the resources that we have at the department. And I’m giving it everything I’ve got.”
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Butt Plug is a useless POS.
That’s what this useless piece of sh!t thinks his job is: “tour infrastructure projects”. What a ridiculous clown.
Baltimore is doomed.
Pete should stay home with his friend and his baby. Let the professionals do the project.
His biggest until he meets Bubba in prison...
Well, bless your heart, Petey.
and will handle it just like he did E Palestine...
Considering what a totally incompetent ass he is it’s not much of a challenge in predicting how he’ll do on this “test.” He’ll do nothing much and what is does do won’t be right, but the media will sing his praises anyway.
He’s giving it everything he’s got. Why am I not impressed.
A ferry might actually be useful with a bridge out
Pollutico preening their favorite faggot.
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