{"id":1845582,"date":"2023-02-13T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1845582"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:23:51","slug":"hasnt-said-a-word-republicans-slam-pete-buttigieg-for-silence-after-ohio-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hasnt-said-a-word-republicans-slam-pete-buttigieg-for-silence-after-ohio-train-derailment\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hasn\u2019t Said A Word\u2019: Republicans Slam Pete Buttigieg For Silence After Ohio Train Derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhasnt-said-a-word-republicans-slam-pete-buttigieg-for-silence-after-ohio-train-derailment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1845582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers criticized Transportation Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/pete-buttigieg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> For his response to East Palestine&#8217;s train derailment, <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio<\/a>This is the latest of many high-profile infrastructure projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disasters<\/a> During his two-year tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The fire that erupted after the derailment on February 3rd lasted several days. Officials ordered all residents to be evacuated within one mile of the accident site. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/evacuation-ordered-ohio-governor-warns-major-explosion-could-send-shrapnel-a-mile-from-derailed-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get started<\/a> Controlled burning of chemicals to reduce the chance of an explosion. Five train cars of vinyl chloride are used. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/company-responsible-for-ohio-train-derailment-issues-list-of-cancer-causing-substances-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carcinogen<\/a> The toxins, which can lead to water contamination, were released into the atmosphere as massive plumes or dark smoke visible in eastern Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg attended the National Association of Counties Conference (Monday to Monday). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1625175573931737091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discuss<\/a> issues such as racial equality in the construction sector. He soon came under fire from Republican officials who claim Buttigieg failed to address this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPete Buttigieg has finally emerged today. Not a single comment about the train crash in Ohio,\u201d Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1625208231202066463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> On social media \u201cInstead, he bemoaned the whiteness of the construction industry. It\u2019s a miracle that this country is able to function at all under this regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteAPL\/status\/1625152797791424516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> The official should be question by legislators, while Rep. Lance Gooden from Texas (R) should do the same. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lancegooden\/status\/1625200056394473473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claim<\/a> Buttigieg \u201chasn\u2019t said a word\u201d Nine days after the crash, the ecological catastrophe was still being felt. The EPA received a report from Norfolk Southern, the company that caused the derailment. <a href=\"https:\/\/response.epa.gov\/site\/site_profile.aspx?site_id=15933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liste<\/a> The number of vehicles that were affected and the substance they were carrying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is nothing short of a tragedy,\u201d Rep. Andy Biggs, R-AZ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1625152004774322177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comment<\/a>. \u201cThis is another transportation failure under Mayor Pete\u2019s leadership. Where is he?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg has been criticised by commentators for saying that the Biden administration hired him due to his homosexuality rather than because of his expertise in infrastructure policy. After he and his wife adopted twins, the official took several months of paid leave. This was even while there was a supply chain crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-has-been-on-paid-leave-for-months-amid-supply-chain-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hamstrung<\/a> American economy. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-vacationed-in-posh-european-tourist-destination-as-rail-unions-neared-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vacationed<\/a> Portugal: The threat of a national rail strike was looming earlier in the year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-took-taxpayer-funded-private-jets-trumps-hhs-sec-was-forced-to-resign-for-doing-that\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Used<\/a> Taxpayer-funded private jets were used at least 18 times since the inauguration of his office, despite his support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/buttigieg-explains-to-texans-why-they-should-buy-electric-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policies<\/a> These organizations seek to address climate change at a national level.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Democratic officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bernie-sanders-ro-khanna-tear-into-pete-buttigieg-over-southwest-airlines-fiasco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">criticized<\/a> Buttigieg is accused of failing to prevent mass cancellations and delays at Southwest Airlines. This caused holiday travel problems for thousands of people, less than a month before the Federal Aviation Administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/faa-reveals-more-details-on-system-outage-that-grounded-flights-nationwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get grounded<\/a> Due to the outage, all flights across the country were affected. Buttigieg most recently faced backlash over the Biden administration\u2019s handling of the Chinese surveillance balloon that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/jake-tapper-grills-pete-buttigieg-over-bidens-handling-of-chinese-spy-balloon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allowed<\/a> To traverse the whole of the United States including missile silos, and other sensitive assets.<\/p>\n<p>Public records <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-biden-officials-responsible-for-leading-supply-chain-task-force-never-even-showed-up-to-meetings-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request<\/a> The Functional Government Institute concluded last month that the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force was led by nonexistent leadership. It was established two years ago by the White House. The organization noted that Buttigieg\u2019s calendars during his two-month paternity leave show no evidence that he participated in any meetings for the initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican lawmakers criticized Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which marks the most recent of several high-profile infrastructure disasters during his two-year tenure. The derailment, which occurred on February 3, caused a fire that lasted several days. 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