{"id":1886910,"date":"2023-03-14T14:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T14:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:51:33","slug":"poll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Most Americans Want Buttigieg To Quit Transportation Post"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpoll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post%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=1886910&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>\n<h2>The Transportation Secretary has been criticised for his department&#8217;s response in the wake of the East Palestine train tragedy.<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> Pete Buttigieg, Transportation Secretary, speaks in East Palestine (Ohio) \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A majority of American voters wish for Pete Buttigieg, embattled transportation secretary, to resign after his department&#8217;s botched response to the East Palestine train crash and toxic chemical releases.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to a survey, fifty-one percent of voters stated they want Buttigieg fired.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/derailed_51_want_buttigieg_to_resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/biden_administration\/derailed_51_want_buttigieg_to_resign&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678897618105000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3HGgljIf8By6lKRPFjhRcb\">New<\/a> Rasmussen Reports poll. This compares to just 36% who believe he should stay. Fourty-one percent believe Buttigieg does a worse job today than the past transportation secretaries.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buttigieg was almost silent for two weeks following the Feb. 3 train derailment at Norfolk Southern in East Palestine, Ohio and the subsequent release by authorities of toxic chemicals into the water supply. He visited the town three weeks later. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/report-buttigieg-finally-plans-to-visit-east-palestine-three-weeks-after-chemical-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/report-buttigieg-finally-plans-to-visit-east-palestine-three-weeks-after-chemical-disaster\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678897618105000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0LlwykwMBevjbIq_JKDkbm\">After<\/a> The crash occurred one day after ex-president Donald Trump visited the devastation town.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buttigieg has been scathing about the criticism he&#8217;s received over his handling of crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?post_type=post&#038;p=1699101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?post_type%3Dpost%26p%3D1699101&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678897618105000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3LtXec_MFtNwYysTCkwinm\">Phone<\/a> Trump&#8217;s claim that he visited the town only because of it &#8220;bullshit.&#8221; He was in East Palestine for his visit. <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-administration-lands-on-strategy-for-train-fiasco-finger-pointing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-administration-lands-on-strategy-for-train-fiasco-finger-pointing\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678897618105000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1H522z9X9K8QWLYT-dOc68\">Blaming<\/a> Others, particularly Republicans.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;It&#8217;s really rich to see some of these folks\u2014the former president, these Fox hosts\u2014who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the East Coast elite,&#8221; CNN interviewed Buttigieg.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buttigieg stated to CNN that the controversy taught him to do the right thing in light of the criticisms he received. &#8220;performative work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Sometimes people need policy work, and sometimes people need performative work,&#8221; Buttigieg said. &#8220;And to get to this level, you&#8217;ve got to be ready to serve up both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Buttigieg also is under <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?post_type=post&#038;p=1696125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?post_type%3Dpost%26p%3D1696125&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678897618105000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0MvYVB_XiIUUsyNjFVlo-k\">investigation<\/a> for his private use of government jets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/poll-most-americans-want-buttigieg-to-quit-transportation-post\/\">Poll: Most Americans Want Buttigieg To Quit Transportation Post<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation secretary has faced criticism over department&#8217;s response to East Palestine train disaster Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks in East Palestine, Ohio \/ Getty Images The majority of American voters want embattled transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg to quit his post following his department&#8217;s bungled response to the East Palestine train derailment and toxic chemical release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1891661,"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":[544],"tags":[3884,4943,3921,4899,8692,8068],"class_list":["post-1886910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-americans","tag-buttigieg","tag-poll","tag-post","tag-quit","tag-transportation"],"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\/1886910","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\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1886910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1886910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1891661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1886910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1886910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1886910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}