President Biden has “full confidence” in Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg despite local frustration with his department's handling of toxic train derailments in the Midwest.
confirmed Biden's confidence in Buttigieg during a press briefing Thursday. A reporter pressed Jean-Pierre on the issue after critics in both Washington and Ohio have blasted Buttigieg for poor communication and leadership amid a series of dangerous derailments.
"Secretary Buttigieg has gotten some criticism, much of it in Ohio, some from Democrats and Republicans, who are he waited too long to respond, and that he seems to be fixated on trying to deflect blame to the previous administration," a reporter began."So is the president satisfied with the government's response to this derailment, and does he have confidence in Secretary Buttigieg.
"Yes, absolutely," Jean-Pierre responded immediately."I can answer that very quickly and with confidence from here that we do have absolute confidence in Mayor Pete--I always say that--in Secretary Buttigieg."President Biden maintains full confidence in Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after a series of train cars containing toxic chemicals derailed in the Midwest.
Jean-Pierre's statement comes as a second train derailed in Michigan, with one of the affected cars containing toxic chemicals. Another train
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