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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.
Its 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 wouldnt 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 Buttigiegs 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
(12,211 posts)Pete is good!
Ilsa
(63,806 posts)SheltieLover
(76,469 posts)Cha
(316,588 posts)Jackals.
betsuni
(28,670 posts)Trenzalore
(2,575 posts)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
(39,195 posts)All we are getting is the back and forth
This administration needs to get a handle on this
Trenzalore
(2,575 posts)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
(39,195 posts)The optics couldn't be better
This won't bite them in the ass at all
Trenzalore
(2,575 posts)I recommend you hurry up and submit your resume!