{"id":1846829,"date":"2023-02-14T13:35:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1846829"},"modified":"2023-02-14T13:35:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T18:35:42","slug":"no-one-is-buying-it-buttegieg-statement-on-train-derailment-falls-flat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-is-buying-it-buttegieg-statement-on-train-derailment-falls-flat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No One Is Buying It\u2019: Buttegieg Statement On Train Derailment Falls Flat"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fno-one-is-buying-it-buttegieg-statement-on-train-derailment-falls-flat%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=1846829&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>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/hasnt-said-a-word-republicans-slam-pete-buttigieg-for-silence-after-ohio-train-derailment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> Finally, they issued a statement about the train derailment. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/we-basically-nuked-a-town-with-chemicals-critics-blast-detonation-from-train-derailment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toxic chemical<\/a> environmental disaster) in Ohio on Monday evening \u2014 but as his statement came a full ten days after the derailment occurred, critics were less than impressed with his response.<\/p>\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/evacuation-ordered-ohio-governor-warns-major-explosion-could-send-shrapnel-a-mile-from-derailed-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">evacuated<\/a> They could safely return home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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\u2019s important that families have access to useful &#038; accurate information,\u201d He started.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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\u2019s important that families have access to useful &#038; accurate information:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryPete\/status\/1625305036854009856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These investigation results will be reviewed and, based on them all authorities will be used to ensure accountability and support safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryPete\/status\/1625305040280866816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will look to these investigation results &#038; based on them, use all relevant authorities to ensure accountability and continue to support safety,\u201d Buttigieg continued.<\/p>\n<p>The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor concluded by saying that the EPA was on hand to monitor air quality \u2014 both indoors and out \u2014 and shared contact information for those who wanted to make sure their homes could be tested.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EPA has screened 291 homes and no detections were identified \u2013 and 181 homes remain. For screening requests, please call 330-849-33919. Visit: a>=&#8221;https:\/\/t.co\/uGvVurmT44&#8243;>https:\/\/t.co\/uGvVurmT44<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecretaryPete\/status\/1625305043518750720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Self-described liberal Clifton Duncan was not buying Buttigieg\u2019s assessment of the situation, saying in a tweet, \u201cWhat strikes me about this response \u2014 posted 10 days after the initial incident \u2014 is its lack of urgency. Pete is \u2018concerned\u2019; various agencies are \u2018monitoring\u2019 or \u2018investigating\u2019 the situation. At thread\u2019s end, there\u2019s a wan assurance things are fine. No one is buying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What strikes me about this response\u2014posted 10 days after the initial incident\u2014is its lack of urgency. <\/p>\n<p>Pete is &#8220;concerned&#8221;Various agencies &#8220;monitoring&#8221; Or &#8220;investigating&#8221; The situation.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a wan assurance that everything is fine at thread&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<p>It is not being bought by anyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o3OLTDxlFm\">https:\/\/t.co\/o3OLTDxlFm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clifton Duncan (@cliftonaduncan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cliftonaduncan\/status\/1625404974761930752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cit\u2019s 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,\u201d Vincent Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VincentCrypt46\/status\/1625376993767305217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Additional<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politicalmath\/status\/1625362588006580224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This is where it came from<\/a> @PoliticalMath. \u201cThis was the \u2018sit back and chill\u2019 job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 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 \u2018continue[s] to be concerned,&#8217;\u201d Chris Geider added his opinion.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transportation Sec. Buttigieg started the thread with his first tweets about derailment. He said that he &#8220;continue[s] to be concerned.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yclGLvfBYf\">https:\/\/t.co\/yclGLvfBYf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris \u201cSubscribe to Law Dork!\u201d Geidner (@chrisgeidner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisgeidner\/status\/1625357043367399425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally issued a statement on the train derailment (which has since developed into a toxic chemical environmental disaster) in Ohio on Monday evening \u2014 but as his statement came a full ten days after the derailment occurred, critics were less than impressed with his response. Buttigieg delivered his comments via Twitter &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1846832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[8303,18626,12956,18090,3836,8485,7454,6317,9985],"class_list":["post-1846829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-no","tag-buttegieg","tag-buying","tag-derailment","tag-falls","tag-flat","tag-it","tag-statement","tag-train"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1846829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1846829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1846829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1846832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1846829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1846829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1846829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}