‘No One Is Buying It’: Buttegieg Statement On Train Derailment Falls Flat

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Finally, they issued a statement about the train derailment. Toxic chemical environmental disaster) in Ohio on Monday evening — but as his statement came a full ten days after the derailment occurred, critics were less than impressed with his response.

Buttigieg made his comments via Twitter Monday evening. He stated that the Department of Transportation was collaborating with the National Transportation Safety Board, (NTSB), and the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in order to determine when the right time and how the people who had died. evacuated They could safely return home.

“I continue to be concerned about the impacts of the Feb 3 train derailment near East Palestine, OH, and the effects on families in the ten days since their lives were upended through no fault of their own. It’s important that families have access to useful & accurate information,” He started.

I am still concerned about the impact of the train derailment on Feb 3, near East Palestine, OH and the effect it has had on families over the ten days since their lives were ruined through no fault of theirs. It’s important that families have access to useful & accurate information:

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 14, 2023

Buttigieg stated that hazmat team had been deployed soon after the train was slowed and had continued to monitor the situation over the following days.

These investigation results will be reviewed and, based on them all authorities will be used to ensure accountability and support safety.

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 14, 2023

“We will look to these investigation results & based on them, use all relevant authorities to ensure accountability and continue to support safety,” Buttigieg continued.

The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor concluded by saying that the EPA was on hand to monitor air quality — both indoors and out — and shared contact information for those who wanted to make sure their homes could be tested.

EPA has screened 291 homes and no detections were identified – and 181 homes remain. For screening requests, please call 330-849-33919. Visit: a>=”https://t.co/uGvVurmT44″>https://t.co/uGvVurmT44

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 14, 2023

Self-described liberal Clifton Duncan was not buying Buttigieg’s assessment of the situation, saying in a tweet, “What strikes me about this response — posted 10 days after the initial incident — is its lack of urgency. Pete is ‘concerned’; various agencies are ‘monitoring’ or ‘investigating’ the situation. At thread’s end, there’s a wan assurance things are fine. No one is buying it.”

What strikes me about this response—posted 10 days after the initial incident—is its lack of urgency.

Pete is “concerned”Various agencies “monitoring” Or “investigating” The situation.

There’s a wan assurance that everything is fine at thread’s end.

It is not being bought by anyone. https://t.co/o3OLTDxlFm

— Clifton Duncan (@cliftonaduncan) February 14, 2023

“it’s 10 days later and now Pete talks. We have to be getting Punked or in a real world Impractical Jokers. Maybe making themselves look bad is part of a ritual/punishment,” Vincent Kennedy Additional.

“This is such a fascinating moment in history b/c some of us realize we are at an inflection point and some of us are still running on autopilot Buttigieg became Sec of Transportation b/c people think this s*** runs itself,” This is where it came from @PoliticalMath. “This was the ‘sit back and chill’ job.”

“At 8:24 p.m., 10 days after the train derailment in Ohio, Transportation Sec. Buttigieg sent his first tweets about the derailment, starting the thread by saying that he ‘continue[s] to be concerned,’” Chris Geider added his opinion.

Transportation Sec. Buttigieg started the thread with his first tweets about derailment. He said that he “continue[s] to be concerned.” https://t.co/yclGLvfBYf

— Chris “Subscribe to Law Dork!” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 14, 2023