Buttigieg knocks 'East Coast elite' over criticism of East Palestine train derailment response

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg fired back at Republican criticism over his response to the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, blasting his critics as “card-carrying members of the East Coast elite.”

“It’s really rich to see some of these folks — the former president, these Fox hosts — who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the East Coast elite, whose top economic policy priority has always been tax cuts for the wealthy, and who wouldn’t know their way around a T.J. Maxx if their life depended on it, to be presenting themselves as if they genuinely care about the forgotten middle of the country,” Buttigieg said in an interview with CNN.

Buttigieg has come under fire for a series of transportation woes, most recently the derailment in Ohio, which has caused mounting environmental and public health problems.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) became one of the latest Republicans to pile on Buttigieg late last week, arguing the cabinet official was “not ready for the responsibility he has.” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has called for Buttigieg’s resignation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/buttigieg-knocks-east-coast-elite-over-criticism-of-east-palestine-train-derailment-response/ar-AA18fDRH

But RWNJs say we're the 'East Coast Elite'.

[mobeau69]

1. "...wouldn't know their way around a T.J. Maxx if their life depended on it..."

Pete is good!

[Ilsa]

11. They would be asking, "Who's TJ Max?"

[SheltieLover]

2. "Elite" to rwnjs equates to one who can read, sadly.

[Cha]

3. Fuck the Elite DeRegulator Screaming

Jackals.

[betsuni]

4. Good, the actual elites. Sick of Democrats called elites as an insult.

[Trenzalore]

5. Biden and Buttigieg need to say that if you deregulate safety for 40 years

Bad things are going to happen.

They need to say that over and over again. Should be the answer to every question the press poses to them.

[lame54]

6. Enough of that...

All we are getting is the back and forth

This administration needs to get a handle on this

[Trenzalore]

7. Yes, reversing deregulation in a week

Biden is not a dictator. The process to regulate is purposely slow and the train companies view derailments as a cost of doing business.

[lame54]

8. You're right. They're doing a bang up job...

The optics couldn't be better

This won't bite them in the ass at all

[Trenzalore]

10. I'm sure you know what to do

I recommend you hurry up and submit your resume!

[lame54]

14. Would you say that to these people?...

https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/03/03/east-palestine-residents-plead-by-the-grace-of-god-please-get-our-people-out-of-here/

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. Does...does Buttigieg know his way around a T.J. Maxx?

[mobeau69]

12. That sounds like something the people he's talking about would say.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

13. That's the problem with populist rhetoric -- it's an indiscriminate weapon.

[Hekate]

15. Mayor Pete is a genuine Midwestern guy