{"id":1857939,"date":"2023-02-23T12:50:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1857939"},"modified":"2023-02-23T12:53:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T17:53:33","slug":"buttigieg-finally-makes-it-to-east-palestine-and-it-doesnt-go-well-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-finally-makes-it-to-east-palestine-and-it-doesnt-go-well-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg Finally Makes It to East Palestine and It Doesn\u2019t Go Well for Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fbuttigieg-finally-makes-it-to-east-palestine-and-it-doesnt-go-well-for-him%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=1857939&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<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Buttigieg-in-East-Palestine-1052x615-1.webp\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally made it to East Palestine, Ohio \u2014 almost three weeks since the train derailment there on February 3 that resulted in chemical contamination of the area. It was only after a <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/kiradavis\/2023\/02\/22\/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-finally-decides-to-transport-himself-to-east-palestine-n707085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public backlash huge<\/a> Because of the lack of response from Buttigieg or the Biden team to this disaster, former President Donald Trump went to the site. Joe Biden, aside from a tweet about the disaster, has not made any public statements. He actually went to Ukraine to help them with millions of dollars and stated instead <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2023\/02\/20\/bidens-tweet-about-ukraine-capturing-his-heart-infuriates-americans-n705993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He had fallen in love with Ukraine. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump arrived with <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2023\/02\/22\/trump-delivers-the-perfect-message-to-biden-from-east-palestine-n707230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water and supplies available on Wednesday<\/a> He purchased a lot of McDonald&#8217;s food for residents and first responders in the area.<\/p>\n<p>At 7:15 a.m., Buttigieg arrived with a hard hat on and an attitude.<\/p>\n<p>Reporters attempted to ask him questions, but he refused and his press secretary rose in their faces. She stated that she did not want to speak on camera with her boss for public appearances, and that it was inappropriate for her to ask. &#8220;aggressive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sec. Buttigieg, why did it take him nearly 3 weeks to visit East Palestine and speak with residents? <\/p>\n<p>His press secretary told me that I was being aggressive in trying to pose questions on camera. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bOB52DIq0O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/bOB52DIq0O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sav_says_\/status\/1628764274695802881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Aren&#8217;t answering questions on video part of the job description of a press secretary. They need to admit how bad they&#8217;ve handled this. It&#8217;s like applying salt to a wound that won&#8217;t heal.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg dodged another question about his inability to do his job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pete Buttigieg won&#8217;t answer media questions in East Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>His people escort him away.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewHLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DrewHLive<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TPUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2lbuDxpDWf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/2lbuDxpDWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebsBrannon\/status\/1628763817353043968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Buttigieg was able to visit the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>Some, such as Steve Guest, Senator Ted Cruz&#8217;s Special Adviser for Communications, noted the irony in Buttigieg\u2019s recent comments about construction workers while he stood there, East Palestine, wearing a hard hat. For those who have studied the history, this was a little like a &#8220;strange&#8221; hat. &#8220;Mike Dukakis&#8221; Moment to me, Buttigieg wearing that hard hat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tours East Palestine&#8217;s Norfolk Southern Derailment Site in East Palestine (Ohio). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jaz4jHXmvf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Jaz4jHXmvf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucasFoxNews\/status\/1628760144283672577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mike Dukakis was mocked for wearing a helmet to make his head look funny and tough during his 1988 run for the presidency. It&#8217;s not the funny look that Buttigieg has, but the incompetent manner he&#8217;s managed the entire of his job, across multiple situations.<\/p>\n<p>CNN spoke to residents of the area and it became clear that Buttigieg&#8217;s appearance is one day late and short on dollars. He may not be able to regain any credibility for the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;What can [Pete Buttigieg] do on the ground today that would actually help you guys?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that for a lot of people it&#8217;s a little \u2014 no matter what happens right now \u2014 is gonna seem very late on the federal response, this happened on the third of February.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Arcy6O8b5C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Arcy6O8b5C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WarMachineRR\/status\/1628756466516516864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 23, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;What can [Pete Buttigieg] do on the ground today that would actually help you guys?&#8221; We asked the residents. &#8220;I think that for a lot of people, it&#8217;s a little \u2014 no matter what happens right now \u2014 is gonna seem very late on the federal response, this happened on the third of February,&#8221; One person responded.<\/p>\n<p>This is the bottom line: The people living in this area don&#8217;t care. They would have responded if they had cared long before Trump went there to shame them into doing so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\nRedState Video: Trending\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg finally made it to East Palestine, Ohio \u2014 almost three weeks since the train derailment there on February 3 that resulted in chemical contamination of the area. It was only after a Public backlash huge Because of the lack of response from Buttigieg or the Biden team to this &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1857942,"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":[547],"tags":[4943,7118,4186,5321,18480],"class_list":["post-1857939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-buttigieg","tag-doesnt","tag-east","tag-finally","tag-palestine"],"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\/1857939","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1857939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1857939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1857942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1857939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1857939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1857939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}