Buttigieg’s Derailment: NTSB Exposes East Palestine Claim As “Misinformation”

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has been repeatedly criticized for transportation problems, including the holiday pile up at our ports that slowed delivery of goods in December. He was also criticized for his response to the recent airport shutdown. I have not joined in that criticism because I am not sure that he has direct responsibility for some of these problems. However, Buttigieg recently raised a legal claim to blame the Trump Administration for the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The claim was not only manifestly false but Buttigieg knew or should have known it was false.

The implications are deeply disturbing.

When confronted with a disaster, Buttigieg not only made a false claim but attempted to weaponize a tragedy against political opponents.