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Buttigieg fires back at Trump after remarks on midair collision: ‘Despicable’
The Hill ^ | 01/30/2025 | Julia Mueller -

Posted on 01/30/2025 11:39:14 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside Washington, D.C.

“Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch,” Buttigieg said in a post on social platform X.

“President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.”

Buttigieg’s comments came minutes after Trump concluded a press conference on the Wednesday night crash between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. About 60 people were believed to be on the jet, and authorities have said there are no survivors.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

Thank God he is gone!


2 posted on 01/30/2025 11:41:36 AM PST by madison10
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I look forward to understanding the investigation on this terrible accident. I would like to know why a training mission was going on at one of the busiest airports in the country?


3 posted on 01/30/2025 11:42:00 AM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: ChicagoConservative27

As usual DJT makes a non PC explanation before he should. He’s right but picked the wrong time to do it.

Buttgigity is a worthless tool.


4 posted on 01/30/2025 11:42:04 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: madison10

Buttigig did nothing when that. Train derailed in eastern Ohio so he has no grounds to call out this President!


5 posted on 01/30/2025 11:43:05 AM PST by princess leah ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This goes back to the 2015 cheating scandal and the dumbing down of the FAA test. Also,dropping the ATC College grads in favor of the usual suspects!


6 posted on 01/30/2025 11:44:39 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

DEI


7 posted on 01/30/2025 11:44:48 AM PST by waterhill (I Believe! Eph. 5:11. God Bless Israel.)
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To: princess leah

Good point!


8 posted on 01/30/2025 11:44:51 AM PST by madison10
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maybe the two aircraft were simply trying to have aerial sex. Why should we discriminate against aerosexuals?


9 posted on 01/30/2025 11:44:54 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (The Democrat breadlines will be gluten-free. )
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To: madison10

I heard this morning that “close calls” had doubled under his watch. So maybe this was only a matter of time?


10 posted on 01/30/2025 11:45:13 AM PST by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

One of his qualifications he stated 4 years ago at his confirmation hearing, is that he proposed to his husband at an airport.


11 posted on 01/30/2025 11:45:22 AM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Years ago when the libtard corrupt MSM was turning the red-diaper baby Butt-plug into a political saint, they ran a puff-piece about his “husband Chasten.” Overall, the dude is typical mentally-ill homosexual man carrying a ton of baggage from a screwed-up youth.

One thing that they mentioned about the guy is that had a life-size, color tattoo of a jar of JIF peanut butter tattooed on this thigh.

WTF?


12 posted on 01/30/2025 11:45:26 AM PST by PGR88
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“Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.” says Buttegeig.

So much for not jumping to conclusions or assigning blame. sheesh.


13 posted on 01/30/2025 11:45:26 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: madison10

Cry more, Butt-edge.


14 posted on 01/30/2025 11:46:07 AM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: madison10

Butt plug caused this with his leftist nonsense by the way during bidens regime there was plenty of near misses just thankfully nothing happened


15 posted on 01/30/2025 11:46:07 AM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: madison10

Is he still chest feeding his kids?


16 posted on 01/30/2025 11:46:11 AM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: madison10

Clearly he does not have much to do right now and has even less to say than he did before.


17 posted on 01/30/2025 11:46:52 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

The little fellow is butt hurt, as usual. 😱


18 posted on 01/30/2025 11:46:55 AM PST by alstewartfan (Child slavery, rape and drug OD's mean nothing to Roberts and Barrett. )
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To: madison10

Petey Butt Boy had zero do with US Transportation. He was a dirtbag DEI hire.


19 posted on 01/30/2025 11:47:12 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA

I as well. And it may be that training missions are appropriate in this setting and why will be revealed. Bongino’s 72 hour rule likely applies here. So much initial reporting will turn out to not be true or mischaracterized, etc.


20 posted on 01/30/2025 11:47:16 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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