Pete Buttigieg

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Cawthorn slams Chasten Buttigieg for complaining about student loans

The freshman congressman tore into the transportation secretary’s spouse over the recent Instagram story that saw Buttigieg make headlines.

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Buttigieg's husband mocks Biden admin restarting student loan payments next month: 'No thank you'

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's husband, Chasten, appeared less than enthusiastic about having to repay his student loans, writing, "no thank you," in an Instagram story on Saturday.

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Transportation Department employee training says women, non-White people are 'oppressed'

The Department of Transportation has been training staffers that non-White people, women and non-citizens are "oppressed" in the U.S., according to training documents reviewed by Fox News.

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Harris, Buttigieg team up to sell infrastructure law, with potential 2024 rivalry in view

Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are teaming up on Thursday as they visit Charlotte, North Carolina.

Media 4 hours ago

Tomi Lahren rips Pete Buttigieg for suggesting buying electric cars to avoid high gas prices

In her "Final Thoughts" commentary, Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren rips Pete Buttigieg for recommending rural Americans hit with gas price spikes buy an electric vehicle to avoid the petrol pinch.

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Buttigieg remains silent on former top aide helping Andrew Cuomo fight sexual harassment accusations

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has remained silent as the details of a former top aide’s assistance to disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have come to light.

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Buttigieg’s popularity soars as local leaders jockey for $211 billion in infrastructure cash

State and local leaders across the country are scrambling for a slice of the infrastructure pie, which includes roughly $211 billion to be awarded as competitive federal grants by Pete Buttigieg's Department of Transportation.

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Buttigieg adviser called Christine Blasey Ford 'looney tunes'

Democratic strategist Lis Smith, who served as the senior communications director for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign, believed Christine Blasey Ford was “looney toons," according to recently revealed text messages.

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Buttigieg responds to criticism over racist roads comment: ‘The point is not to make America feel guilty’

During an appearance on MSNBC’s "The Sunday Show," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to criticism over his comments that some U.S. infrastructure was built with racist intentions.

Media 4 hours ago

'The Five' explain why Democrats will likely lose seats in the 2022 midterm elections

Hosts of "The Five" discussed what steps Democrats would need to take to retain their majority in the Senate and House of Representatives.

Media 4 hours ago

Buttigieg enjoying 'warm, fuzzy' media interviews as buzz grows over possible 2024 bid: Politico writer

Politico Playbook's Tara Palmeri on the rising political star of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at the expense of Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Buttigieg reacts to Rittenhouse not-guilty verdict: ‘There’s just a lot to be upset about’

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told NBC News anchor Chuck Todd on Sunday that there’s "a lot to be upset about" after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of murder.

Media 4 hours ago

Washington Post fact-check admits it was wrong for 'knee jerked' defense of Buttigieg's racist bridge comments

The Washington Post admitted Wednesday it was wrong to do a knee-jerk defense of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s recent comment about racist highways and bridges. 

Media 4 hours ago

'The Five' rejects Buttigieg's 'racist highways' claim

Hosts of 'The Five' disputed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's claims of America's highway system being built with racist intentions, pointing to Eisenhower's interstate system.

VIDEO 4 hours ago

'The Five' debates claim racism built into US roads, interstates

Jesse Watters and the panel on 'The Five' offer analysis

Media 4 hours ago

CNN's April Ryan asks Pete Buttigieg to address the 'racism' built into our roadways

White House correspondent April Ryan was ridiculed on Monday after asking Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the racism “built into the roadways."

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Buttigieg makes no guarantees about spending package timeline, but insists 'we're the closest we’ve ever been'

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed the importance of Congress passing new infrastructure and social spending bills, and expressed optimism that it may finally happen after much delay.

U.S. 4 hours ago

US sees 18.4% rise in traffic fatalities in first half of 2021, largest 6-month increase on record

More than 20,000 people died in car accidents throughout the United States in the first six months of 2021, an 18.4% increase over the same time period last year, according to the Department of Transportation.

Opinion 4 hours ago

Greg Gutfeld: No one is in charge, and no one cares

You get between parents and their children, you start a battle that'll be over quicker than a typical Joe Biden workday. The headless horseman should be scared. He claimed he was gonna unify a country, and he did. Against him.

Media 4 hours ago

Buttigieg under fire for claiming supply chain crisis is due to Biden guiding country out of recession

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim the U.S. supply chain was only strained because of President Joe Biden's successful effort in guiding the country out of a recession raised plenty of eyebrows on Sunday.

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Top Biden officials keep being MIA during crises

As the Biden administration faces crises in Afghanistan, the southern border and the national supply chain, key officials, including the president, have declined to make visibility a top priority.

Media 4 hours ago

Ingraham: Biden 'asleep at the wheel' amid supply chain crisis

In her “Ingraham Angle” monologue on Friday, host Laura Ingraham sounded off on the intensifying inflation and economic crisis being overseen by President Joe Biden and USDOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Media 4 hours ago

Bret Baier presses Transportation Secretary Buttigieg on supply chain woes

"Special Report" host Pete Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended President Biden's plan to solve supply chain disruptions in time for holiday shopping.

Opinion 4 hours ago

Joe Concha: Pete Buttigieg is in over his head on the supply chain crisis. Here’s why

Fox News contributor Joe Concha on Pete Buttigieg's first major crisis in office.

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Buttigieg on paternity leave since mid-August amid supply chain crunch, infrastructure debate

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paternity leave since mid-August, but his time off comes amid the Biden administration's efforts to quell the supply chain crunch and the ongoing infrastructure debate on Capitol Hill to move forward with President Biden's agenda.

Media 4 hours ago

Tom Cotton: Pete Buttigieg couldn’t organize a one car funeral

Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton called out Biden's supply chain crisis as nation faces massive shipping delays.

Media 4 hours ago

Perino: We have reached the 'crisis of confidence danger zone' as supply shortages persist into holiday season

Fox News host Dana Perino warned Tuesday that the Biden administration is on the brink of facing a major "crisis of confidence" amid increasing concerns over supply chain shortages and empty shelves ahead of the holidays.

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Trey Gowdy warns of US port congestion, supply chain crisis for the holiday season

“Sunday Night in America” host Trey Gowdy invited Griff Lynch, the executive director of the Georgia Port Authority, to discuss the potential supply chain crisis that may strike Americans this holiday season.

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Buttigieg quiet on growing port congestion as shipping concerns build ahead of holidays

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been uncharacteristically quiet over congested ports across the U.S., and his critics say if he ever wants to see whether a future presidential campaign could float, he'd better start addressing the problem before shipping delays worsen ahead of the holidays.

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Biden flip-flopped on anti-Buttigieg campaign ad, book claims

Then-candidate Joe Biden reluctantly approved a campaign ad bashing his then-primary rival Pete Buttigieg’s record as South Bend mayor only to demand it be taken down a few hours later, according to an upcoming book.

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Pete Buttigieg shares picture of newborn twins, thanks well-wishers

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Saturday announced that he and his husband Chasten are the parents of twins -- thanking the public for their "kind wishes" since they first announced they were growing their family.