A Train Wreck: New Video Slams Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s Disastrous Department

Arlington, Va. – Today, the Center for Transportation Policy (CTP) released a scathing video highlighting high-profile fails of the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT), with a focus on the poor leadership of Transportation Secretary and mainstream media darling Pete Buttigieg.

Watch the video here. 

This release is part of the watchdog’s ongoing campaign to hold the DOT accountable for its shoddy track record and bad policies. The video features a montage of transportation disasters under Buttigieg’s watch, including the Baltimore Bridge collapse, the Feb. 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and recurring passenger train meltdowns in New York this summer. 

“Contrary to glowing headlines praising Pete Buttigieg, the Department of Transportation is dropping the ball. According to the federal government, there were on average three train derailments daily last year, and that type of track record is unacceptable,” said CTP executive director Jackson Shedelbower. “The Department of Transportation needs to be held accountable for its poor performance.”