Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Fires Back at Trump Over Deadly Helicopter Collision
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg fired back at President Donald Trump on Thursday after the commander in chief blasted the Democrat during a press briefing about the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a passenger airplane that occurred on Wednesday night.
Trump sarcastically called Buttigieg “a real winner” and claimed that he was a “disaster” as a mayor and as a transportation secretary. Buttigieg responded with a post on social media, calling Trump’s comments “despicable” and saying that the president should be leading, not lying.
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 also criticized Trump for his handling of the FAA, saying that one of his first acts was to fire and suspend key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. He called on the president to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent such incidents from happening again.
Buttigieg, who mounted a presidential bid in 2019, is reportedly taking a serious look at the possibility of running for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
