Romney Criticizes Buttigieg’s Job Performance: ‘Not Ready for the Responsibilities He Has’

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is suggesting Transportation Secretary 👤Pete Buttigieg is not the best fit for the job.

Speaking to HuffPost reporter Igor Bobic on Thursday, Romney criticized Buttigieg for his job performance.

“He’s not ready for the responsibilities he has,” the senator said.

Romney added, “He was a fine mayor from what I understand, but I think the position he’s got really would be better served by a person who’s managed a large enterprise.”

Other Republicans have criticized the Transportation secretary. During a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said, “Even amidst a catalog of crises on his watch, from this and other recent train derailments to the meltdown in air travel back during the holiday season, Secretary Buttigieg has seemed more interested in pursuing press coverage for woke initiatives and climate nonsense than in attending to basic elements of his day job.”

Buttigieg was given a chance to respond to the minority leader’s criticism during an appearance on “CNN This Morning.”

“Well, first of all, Leader McConnell was there celebrating the replacement of the Brent Spence Bridge, a major infrastructure project that we are funding in his state,” Buttigieg said.

He continued, “I would not call the Brent Spence Bridge a ‘woke initiative.’ As for climate, climate is not nonsense. Dealing with climate change is one of the biggest things that people like me and people like him will be remembered for after we’re gone.”

“And third, he is the caucus leader in the Senate. He could be a partner to us — right now — in making sure that there are fewer rail disasters in the future,” he added.