Pete Buttigieg has fired back with an angry response after President Donald Trump shredded the former Transportation secretary during a press conference.
The president mocked Buttigieg and blasted the Democrat as “a disaster.”
Trump took aim at Buttigieg during a press briefing about the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger airplane that occurred on Wednesday night.
He suggested that Buttigieg played a role in the disaster due to his “woke” policies while leading the Department of Transportation.
Trump sarcastically called Buttigieg “a real winner.”
“He’s a disaster,” the president said.
“He was a disaster as a mayor.
“He ran his city into the ground.
“And he’s a disaster now.
“He’s just got a good line of bulls—.”
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🔥 TRUMP: "The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Pete Buttigieg. A real winner. That guy's a real winner. Do you know how badly everything's run since he's run the Department of Transportation? He's a disaster… HE'S JUST GOT A GOOD LINE OF BULLSHIT."pic.twitter.com/juDJtmptA3
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Buttigieg is the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
After running unsuccessfully in the 2020 Democrat presidential primary, Buttigieg later secured a role in former President Joe Biden’s administration.
He served as secretary of the Transportation Department under Biden.
Buttigieg was outraged by Trump’s remarks and sounded off in a post on social media.
“Despicable,” Buttigieg declared in a post on X.
“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.”
“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,” he added.
“Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.”
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.
President Trump now oversees the military and the…— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) January 30, 2025
Buttigieg mounted a presidential bid in 2019, but dropped out the next year and endorsed Biden.
After his role in the federal government ended, Buttigieg is reportedly “taking a serious look” at the possibility of running for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
A source “familiar with Buttigieg’s thinking” reportedly told Fox News:
“Pete is exploring all of his options on how he can be helpful and continue to serve.
“He’s honored to be mentioned for this, and he’s taking a serious look.”