Prominent GOP voices are blasting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his botched (non) response to the train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio; “he should resign” if he can’t explain himself, says RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
Pete Buttigieg needs to visit East Palestine and explain himself. If he can’t provide the answers Americans deserve, he should resign.
— Ronna McDaniel (@RonnaMcDaniel) February 17, 2023
The official RNC Research Twitter account torched Buttigieg for downplaying the disaster. Pete reminded Americans there are roughly 1,000 derailments a year (not sure how that helps Pete’s case, here.)
Pete Buttigieg on the Ohio train derailment disaster: "While this horrible situation has gotten a particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing." pic.twitter.com/5NFtZnlDmg
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 16, 2023
Fox News host Tucker Carlson is calling for Pete’s immediate firing.
🚨BREAKING: Tucker Carlson calls for immediate FIRING of Pete Buttigieg after abandoning Americans in Ohio fighting deadly poison spill:
“They didn’t care and they got CAUGHT.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 16, 2023
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) says Buttigieg is “nowhere to be found.”
What happened in East Palestine, Ohio is unacceptable.
And yet, Biden’s Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has been nowhere to be found. pic.twitter.com/OYeVMA4LQC
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 16, 2023
And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hit Pete for attempting to pin it on former President Donald Trump:
It’s 2023 @PeteButtigieg.
Stop blaming Trump.https://t.co/aQjGqJNkyB
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) February 15, 2023
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