Three weeks elapsed between the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and Pete Buttigieg’s visit to the site.
Why did it take Buttigieg — the secretary of transportation — so long to visit the site of a transportation disaster? Don’t ask him.
First, it was “happens all the time” — then, in less than 24 hours, Buttigieg went from “trust me, I was a mayor” to “planning to come” to “could’ve spoken sooner” to “followed the norm” to “taking some personal time” to announcing a visit to Ohio.
A day later, Buttigieg was at the scene, even as residents continued to blast the Biden administration for its inept response.
Of course, Buttigieg isn’t alone in his failure to act. Biden’s first public comments — in the form of a tweet almost certainly sent by his staff — came 18 DAYS after it happened.
But Buttigieg has failed virtually every crisis with which he has been confronted — and his botching of the Ohio catastrophe is no different.
Biden should hire somebody competent.
