It’s Time for Pete Buttigieg to Go

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in over his head, and it’s clear that it’s time for him to leave the department and go back to Indiana. President Biden must demand Buttigieg resign – and if Buttigieg won’t, Biden should fire him.

Buttigieg’s priorities have been wrong from day one. Instead of leading the vast bureaucracy that is the Department of Transportation, he has spent time declaring that “there is racism physically built into highways,” and suggesting there are too many white workers in the construction industry. He was absent when a potential railway strike threatened to cripple our nation’s economy – in fact, he was on vacation in Portuguese wine country! – and he failed to properly deal with an FAA system failure that shut down air travel to Florida in January.

Most recently, Buttigieg’s failure to do his job has been evident in the lack of leadership he demonstrated in dealing with the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. He failed even to show up (the first test of leadership) until three weeks after the derailment, and, when he did finally arrive, he offered no comfort to the townspeople.

Buttigieg pays little attention to the railways under his jurisdiction because he does not like trains – because they are not on the “approved” list for future travel in the Green New Deal future he wants to help build. He’s made it clear transportation just isn’t his thing, and he wishes he had John Kerry’s job. It’s time for him to go!