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Pete Buttigieg’s DOT spent $80 billion on DEI grants, delayed air-traffic-control upgrades: records, industry insiders
NY Post ^ | July 21, 2025 | By Josh Christenson

Posted on 07/21/2025 5:52:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg failed to replace outdated air-traffic-control systems while in office — with his agency instead shelling out tens of billions of dollars on a DEI agenda, according to federal spending records and airline-industry insiders.

What his department was really interested in was handing out hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling more than $80 billion over four years — at least half of the DOT’s entire budget for a typical fiscal year, records show.

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1 posted on 07/21/2025 5:52:23 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The damage they did to our country will take decades to fix.


2 posted on 07/21/2025 5:53:49 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Give Petey a break. At least he spent most of his time fixing racist roads and bridges. /s


3 posted on 07/21/2025 5:56:57 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Reparations ?


4 posted on 07/21/2025 6:01:03 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ecclesiastes 10:2,3. “A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone tha he is a fool.” (NASB)

The leftist fools that have led this nation to insnaity should be held fully accountable. That includes this mentally-disturbed buttplug.


5 posted on 07/21/2025 6:01:30 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Chest feeding made him stoopider.


6 posted on 07/21/2025 6:02:21 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Arrest Buttplug for Embezzlement


7 posted on 07/21/2025 6:05:03 AM PDT by butlerweave
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Ex Biden Transportation Secy Pete Buttigieg handed out 100’s of DEI grants totaling more than
$80 Billion over four years-——1/2 DOT’s entire budget for a typical fiscal year, records show.


And this big spending gaydar wants to be president.....just say no.


8 posted on 07/21/2025 6:07:49 AM PDT by Liz (')
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hey, now. At least get his name right according to Joey Bidet:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xmmC4KdEMFU


9 posted on 07/21/2025 6:09:15 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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He couldn’t run South Bend let alone the transportation department. He was the fallout of a deal Biden made with him if he would drop out of the race and throw his support to Biden. A DEI hire. Joe: He wasn’t worth the price. Has anyone ever screwed up the port system like he did?


10 posted on 07/21/2025 6:15:02 AM PDT by econjack
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To: 1Old Pro

You’d think that Dr. Jill, or Hunter, would have gotten a handle on this at the annual. Cabinet meetings


11 posted on 07/21/2025 6:24:03 AM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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To: shelterguy

I think he spent most of his time taking it over a desk.


12 posted on 07/21/2025 6:46:15 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everything the Democraps do is about accumulation of power. Nothing else matters.

Get it.

Wield it.

Never let it go.

Public safety be damned.

Border security be damned.

International peace be damned.

POWER. IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.................


13 posted on 07/21/2025 7:00:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

As posted before, this $80 billion was less than useless. It would have literally been a better use of the money to put it in a large pile and burn it.

That $80 billion could have certainly upgraded quite a few systems.


14 posted on 07/21/2025 7:02:50 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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What Butt Plug did was criminal - and he should pay a heavy price for diverting funds to something as stupid as DEI initiatives - a long prison term comes to mind...


15 posted on 07/21/2025 7:25:50 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolutioan?)
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His biggest “achievement” was getting rid of “racist” freeways.
Also big promoter of road diet.
Another project to get rid of roads and make driving harder on people.
The theory - if the roads are clogged, people will reduce driving and use bikes.


16 posted on 07/21/2025 8:29:25 AM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
What his department was really interested in was handing out hundreds of diversity, equity and inclusion grants totaling more than $80 billion over four years — at least half of the DOT’s entire budget for a typical fiscal year, records show.

For scummy democrats government money was one big slush fund for them and their buddies to divide up and party on... And this guy's thinking about running for President? Not gonna happen.

17 posted on 07/21/2025 9:46:32 AM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats judge themselves by their 'intentions' NOT by their results. It's one reason they fail.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Would love to know what percentage of the $80 billion was specifically targeted at “inclusion” for LGBT etc. Whether it’s Buttigieg, employees at USAID, or Disney, it seems the only policies that gays in power care about are policies that promote homosexuality.


18 posted on 07/21/2025 11:07:19 AM PDT by LizzieD
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

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19 posted on 07/21/2025 5:13:29 PM PDT by redinIllinois (Pro-life, accoountant, gun-oktotin' Grandma - multi issue voter )
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