Credit: Sean Duffy/Facebook
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bit off far more than he could chew after trying to troll the Trump Administration on airline safety when his successor dropped the hammer on him in response.
As TGP readers know, the corporate media and Democrats have sought to blame recent plane crashes on President Trump and Elon Musk after conveniently giving Joe Biden a complete pass on the numerous aviation disasters that happened under his watch. The same thing happened regarding the latest plane crash in Toronto.
Leftists have also conveniently ignored how DEI initiatives going back to the Obama regime have led to a massive air traffic control shortage because so many white males were rejected.
Despite these facts, Mayor Pete on Monday decided to try to dunk on the Trump Administration by slyly inferring they bore the entire blame for these disasters thanks to recent FAA firings.
“The flying public needs answers,” Buttigieg wrote. “How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?”
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 17, 2025
However, current Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy refused to let this defamation spread across the web without revealing the person really responsible for the dire state of aviation safety in America: Buttigieg himself.
“Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the air traffic controller shortage and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system,” Duffy wrote. “In less than four weeks, we have already begun the process and are engaging the smartest minds in the entire world.”
The Transportation Secretary then dropped some more cold, hard facts for those still buying into the narrative that Trump and DOGE are responsible for the plane crashes.
“Here’s the truth: the FAA alone has a staggering 45,000 employees,” Duffy explained. “Less than 400 were let go, and they were all probationary, meaning they had been hired less than a year ago. Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go.”
Duffy concluded by delivering another brutal reminder to the public regarding Mayor Pete’s abysmal record as DOT secretary when he was not AWOL or on paternity leave.
“Mayor Pete chose to use this amazing department—that is so critical to America’s success—as a slush fund for the green new scam and environmental justice nonsense. Not to mention that over 90% of the workforce under his leadership were working from home – including him,” Duffy wrote. “The building was empty!”
“When we finally get a full accounting of his mismanagement, I look forward to hearing from him. “In the meantime, I will not rest until I return the Department of Transportation and its incredible employees to its mission of efficiency and safety.”
Mayor Pete failed for four years to address the air traffic controller shortage and upgrade our outdated, World War II-era air traffic control system. In less than four weeks, we have already begun the process and are engaging the smartest minds in the entire world.
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— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 18, 2025
This was an absolutely perfect response from Duffy that not only exposed Mayor Pete’s failures, which led to the crisis, but also demolished a false liberal narrative in the process. The Trump Administration and airline travelers should be in good hands with Duffy for the next four years.
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