FLASHBACK: Biden Warned Us That Mayor Pete Wasn’t Ready for a Big Boy Job. Then He Gave Him One.

Pete Buttigieg was the transportation secretary and has been involved in every crisis that has come his way. The grounding of all commercial U.S. aircraft for the first-time since the September 11 terrorist attacks; Cargo ships were prevented from entering American ports by a supply chain breakdown; Failed union negotiations almost led to the closure of rails across the country Recent events included a train accident and subsequent chemical explosion, which forced thousands of Ohioans from their homes..

Through it all, however, the Democratic Wunderkind has remained focused on higher priorities like vacationing in Portugal and criticizing construction workers for being too white.

If you thought Buttigieg was ill-prepared when President Joe Biden tapped the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., to oversee the country’s transportation system, you’re not alone. Biden himself warned about Buttigieg’s experience in an attack ad during the 2020 presidential primaries.

“Joe Biden helped save the auto industry, which helped revitalize the economy of the Midwest,” states a February 2020 Biden campaign ad. “Pete Buttigieg revitalized the sidewalks of downtown South Bend by laying out decorative brick.”

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