Many people were probably surprised when Joe Biden appointed “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg as the Secretary of Transportation, given his total lack of experience in such matters. At this point, I’m not entirely sure that he understood the meaning of his role. The Transportation Department deals with travel, obviously, so perhaps Buttigieg thought that meant he should spend his time traveling. He’s certainly done quite a bit of that, and as Fox News is reporting this week, many of his trips have been taken using taxpayer-funded private jets managed by the FAA. Given the history of expensive travel by officials on the taxpayers’ dime, this should have produced some outrage in the press, particularly at a time when so many Americans can’t even afford an economy-class ticket once they finish paying for their groceries, filling up their gas tanks, and watching the value of their remaining dollars plummet. And yet, this story is barely making a ripple in the media pond.Read More
Criticizing Pete Buttigieg’s private jet usage is apparently off limits
