WH Chief of Staff Criticizes Report About ‘Meltdowns’ Under Pete Buttigieg
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain responded to a report about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg , calling it “ridiculous.” Klain took to Twitter to respond to an Axios report titled, “Historic transportation…
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain responded to a report about Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, calling it “ridiculous.”
Klain took to Twitter to respond to an Axios report titled, “Historic transportation crises haunt Buttigieg.”
Axios shared a link to the report on Twitter with the caption, “A historic string of air, rail and supply-chain meltdowns has plagued Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s first two years in office.”
Klain reacted to the report, saying, “This is a ridiculous take. As we have reopened the economy and accelerated its growth, there have been many challenges.”
He added, “ has done an incredible job in tackling them and getting America moving again — without the kind of disruptions we’ve seen in other countries.”
Some Twitter users fired back at Klain.
Columnist Ian Haworth replied, “Any thoughts on his months-long ‘paternity’ leave when no-one noticed he was gone?”