{"id":2214987,"date":"2024-04-07T15:02:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-it-would-be-helpful-for-trump-to-weigh-in-on-key-bridge-collapse\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T15:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T19:05:39","slug":"buttigieg-says-it-would-be-helpful-for-trump-to-weigh-in-on-key-bridge-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-says-it-would-be-helpful-for-trump-to-weigh-in-on-key-bridge-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttigieg suggests Trump&#8217;s input on Key Bridge collapse would be beneficial"},"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\">22<\/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-says-it-would-be-helpful-for-trump-to-weigh-in-on-key-bridge-collapse%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=2214987&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--><p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized former President \u200dTrump for staying silent on the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mum-on-israeli-officials-skipping-dc-visit-in-deepening-rift-over-gaza\/\" title=\"Biden silent on Israeli officials' decision not to visit DC amid escalating Gaza conflict\">recent bridge collapse<\/a>\u2064 in\u2063 Baltimore. Buttigieg emphasized the importance of empathy and \u2062solidarity, especially towards \u2063the construction \u200bworkers who \u200clost their\u2064 lives. \u2062He highlighted\u2062 the essential, \u200calbeit often overlooked, role these workers, many of whom are immigrants, play in maintaining critical infrastructure. President \u200cBiden also showed\u200d support during his visit\u2062 to Baltimore.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Secretary of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pete Buttigieg\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> condemned former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> for not speaking about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pete Buttigieg\">Baltimore<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg said it would be \u201chelpful\u201d for the former president to weigh in on the tragedy, during an interview on MSNBC\u2019s <em>Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pick-for-un-ambassador-confirmed-as-position-elevated-to-cabinet-level\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Pick For UN Ambassador Confirmed As Position Elevated To Cabinet-Level\">human level<\/a>, it would be helpful for the former president to weigh in here and show the solidarity that we have seen from most if not all elected officials on either side of the aisle because of the human nature of what happened,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cThe fact that you had, you know, these six people, who lost their lives, a seventh very seriously injured, who were out there doing the work that all of us count on.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Eight construction workers were on the bridge at the time of the collapse, fixing potholes overnight. Buttigieg said that the county counts on workers like those, \u201cmany of them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigrants<\/a>,\u201d to complete important infrastructure jobs. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not glamorous, they\u2019re not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-nepotism-nyc-gives-mayors-close-friend-one-of-its-highest-paying-jobs\/\" title=\"New York Nepotism? NYC Gives Mayor\u2019s Close Friend One of Its Highest-Paying Jobs\">highest-paying jobs<\/a> in the country,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cBut they\u2019re absolutely essential.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He said human regard should be shown in the wake of six of the construction workers dying as a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/francis-scott-key-bridge-collapse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>collapse<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just again at a human level showing some regard for that is very important, and that\u2019s what characteristically President Biden is doing when I was with him in Baltimore,\u201d Buttigieg said. <\/p>\n<p>Biden and Buttigieg visited Baltimore on Friday to examine the wreckage. Biden was quick to pledge full federal support to clear the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the bridge. In 2007, just five days after Minneapolis\u2019 35W bridge collapsed, a replacement was fully funded by unanimous support in both chambers and by then-President George W. Bush. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On the topic of claims from Republicans that the bridge collapse was due to DEI principles, which many have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebaltimorebanner.com\/politics-power\/national-politics\/brandon-scott-dei-mayor-racist-C3MWO3BVX5FJZM5MENNLC2X2BI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a>, Buttigieg said he did not understand that line of thinking in the wake of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about women and minorities, this is about a bridge that was struck by a ship,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cI just don\u2019t understand the mentality of somebody who sees an issue like this that was a very physical and direct infrastructure issue and their first thought is, \u2018How can I make this about women and minorities?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) was also quick to shut down any claims of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/2946540\/wes-moore-dismisses-claims-dei-blame-baltimore-bridge-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DEI being involved<\/a> in the bridge collapse, calling them \u201cfoolish\u201d and not something he, as governor, has time to debate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no time for foolishness. I\u2019m locked in,\u201d Moore said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buttigieg said the bridge collapse was simply about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>infrastructure<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not about politics. This is not about culture wars,\u201d Buttigieg said. \u201cThis is about safety, it\u2019s about transportation, it\u2019s about infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg criticized ex-President Trump for his silence on the Baltimore bridge collapse. Buttigieg mentioned the importance of Trump&#8217;s perspective, emphasizing the need for empathy during his interview on MSNBC\u2019s Inside with Jen Psaki. 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