What would it be like to have Pete in the drivers seat. Leading our nation??? I might sleep better at night.

Donnie Drumpf only has concepts in his head.

Right now.... The viciousness, heartlessness and crassness of this response to the fatal accident... "You want me to go swimming?" was much less rhetorical than imagined

Trump doesn’t care how many people die. He takes no responsibility for anything. Remember ? He’s prez now, not going to jail and had hundreds of toadies kissing his ring. He does not care about the great unwashed out there in magaland.

Love Pete

This is an excellent show of leadership from Pete. Truly setting an example.

I’m a 72 year old, straight, liberal, white woman. I told my family I want to marry Pete Buttigieg, but if I can’t, I want to marry Adam Kinzinger. If I can’t marry either one, my life isn’t worth living. And the way this country is being run into the ground, it really isn’t. 😢

AS EXPECTED

Cheesy bastard

😡😡😡😡😡

Looks like an old sack of shit💩💩💩

Anyone who tries to deliver an on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand presentation is delusional because there is no “other hand.” Trump is an inveterate liar. The Republicans in the House and Senate are literally traitors to the Union for vehemently backing his agenda.

YES

newrepublic.com/post/190947/... Reality TV Guy he knows FAA?

The world needs Buttigieg on Bluesky and not just Twatter.

Good for Pete. Glad to see that he is not taking any of trumps shit.

Buttigieg's intelligent, compassionate, and honest response is completely lost on the one the GOPOKW & Conservatives call their Jesus, their Fuhrer, and their Master.

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Pete Buttigieg didn't remove members of the FAA before this deadly Crash. Trump did. Trump is claiming because the FAA hired POS & women, this plane crashed. YOU know how crazy this is. How cowardly. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5RX...

Bull!

I don't have access to which post you are responding. Please give me a clue. If I've made a mistake, I'll own up to it.

There is no way to interpret what he said except that only white people are smart enough to be air traffic controllers

Because in their minds, unless a white male, who, of course, is automatically superior, gets the job it's a DEI hire. Racists. That's what they are.

Trunt is the wrong guy for this job

We already know that Donald Trump simply cannot take responsibility for anything, and is completely unable to fix problems, even if he wanted to build instead of destroy. As for empathy, sympathy or understanding, he has never showed any of those any more than a parasitic worm.

Trump is blaming the crash on DEI policies. How much lower can this guy go?

Love Pete! Hopefully see him soon in the Senate (or President) From my hometown

Impeach him again!

Trump is an evil, vindictive, disgusting human being. He will never admit a mistake or wrongdoing; he will only lie and/or blame someone else, even when he has the entire government in his pocket. He’ll never consult with experts on how to improve things. His ego won’t allow it.

I am glad Pete Buttigieg responded quickly. It is unconscionable for 45 to point fingers at Others when the actual cause of the crash is not yet known. Oh, and he just made efforts to undermine the FAA. No doubt we will get more of this despicable behavior through the long 4 years ahead.

I heartily endorse your naming the usurper using only those numbers.

47 needs to be 86’d and then deep 6’d.

Though I won’t shed a tear at his demise, it’s clear the rot extends far beyond the tail of the worm peeking out of the apple. All the enablers need to go, too.

Give 'm the ol' 1 2

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There is no doubt that the next4 years will be just like this!!😡😡

I’m so glad we have George - and Pete - as forces for truth and for good. God bless the both of you.

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Non-Americans just keep wondering why the president has so much power. Didn't you guys have a revolution because a king had too much power?

Yes. And I am tired of talking. Tied of others talking. Action must happen as a united front. Get Braveheart rage going! Damn.

It was m

Just so I'm keeping up on current events: a week after the White House declares Trump has "restored safety and excellence within the FAA," America suffers the worst air disaster since 9/11? That about right? www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...

Trump literally said disabled ppl are guilty for this Only disabled ppl I can think of are blind,mute,deaf,idiots,wheelchair DEi ppl are also LGBTQ,black,women I doubt blind,mute,deaf,idiots were included in clash So,wheelchair,LGBTQ,black&women are disabled to him

This post is from yesterday morning. This guy pretty much predicted this would happen because of the felon's vengeful, racist, selfish and unbelievably moronic decisions.

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Look at how Adolf Hitler went after disabled ppl; Diaper Don is following him closely, mimicking his actions almost to a T. Both were and are bastards from the pit of hell, soullessly evil and possessing not a shred of compassion for anyone.

1:1

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They are fake big mad about “DEI”, but the fact is they are DUMB and people DIE’d. Stop pointing fingers. This was an accident. We should care about those people who lost their life. Improve and fix the problem. Nothing more. But Trump can’t take anything responsibly. He is scum.

Thats right Pete

Go by train. Trump won't shift. There may be more incidents.

Trump always lies, denies and deflects. This is his normal behavior. Don't be surprised. Don't be flabbergasted. This is his MO.

Leadership? No, he'll have to ask Stephen Miller and Elon Musk for their advice. It takes a person with a normal brain to be a leader.

Where’s the Bluesky account Pete?

Yes,please, Pete!!!

Yes! His husband @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social is online, we’ve been asking him to sway Pete and get his hubby to sign on too! We need them both❤️❤️ they give me so much hope.

Have you seen how Bluesky treats other Dems

Someone please start petition to ask Pete to join blue sky

Trump will never take responsibility and will demand all the credit.

25th the 47th

Pete tells the truth.

Joe Biden should also defend himself, Pete Buttigieg and his administration by speaking out on Trump's lies.

Honestly, rather see Pete make a name for himself calling out trump et. al's deficiencies to set up a run for president in 2028.

I'd very much like to see Pete run, but Biden has allowed Trump to belittle, lie about and run roughshod over him all along. Screw presidential protocol, Biden must defend his record, or it will be lost forever to fascism.

I agree!

Biden isn't a great orator. The greatest strength of his term was that he brought in excellent people to push for his agenda, mostly, and didn't trip them up. Let those people grow their public awareness by defending against trump now and we'll have a host of good candidates for leadership.

Well... let's hope they all get in on the Trump bashing.

Yes, or he should stand down for someone with intelligence and integrity! That show was absolutely disgusting and childish!

Now there’s leadership!

Trump still has high approval ratings. Says everything you need to know about American society.

Good luck on him taking responsibility. Once he lies, he sticks to it, the SOB.

God I miss the sanity of Mayor Pete

I miss the competence of the Biden administration, especially with the dumpster fire that we have now.

He isn’t capable of doing the right thing. He ALWAYS blames others, he never takes responsibility for his OWN ACTIONS!

No, he isn’t capable of being a decent human being!

Neither is musk capable of being a decent human being!They both have no regard for anyone else.

Imagine wanting four (4) more years of this.

Official Presidential memo of blame for the tragic accident last night. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

He is bringing his A game to the playground.

It's going to be a long four years. Again.

The man is a genius articulator of words. Factual and tends to the mud-slinging tactic most politicians default to.

Way to go Pete. From all his interviews done in right wing media, the orange guy does not want to tangle with Buttigieg, he would calmly rip the orange guy apart.

Scrolling through the FAA and TSA management lists - so many vacant posts!

IMPEACH

Confirmed by NYT.

I am so angry. What is he thinking???

He’s thinking the fastest path to dictatorship. Gut every agency. Install his loyalists. They will all be disastrous just like this is, because they aren’t qualified for the job, and nether is he.

Me too! I’m off the chain pissed!!!

Thinking? Trump? HA!

Without a doubt

Well, thank you not my president.

Orange Droolius is the most warped fucker on our planet. Lonnie, your next experimental SpaceX needs a passenger.

The ass kissing by his appointees praising trump at this news conference was equally nauseating. It is always me,me ,me with this guy.

And despite everything, it's still weaksauce. Trump FIRED the head of the FAA (through Musk). Republicans have pushed for decades to add flights to already overloaded airports. And the right is using death as an excuse to push white supremacy. Why can't Democrats say that PLAINLY?

Pete needs to start running for President today. Expose every bad move and lie that Trump tells over next four years.

Yet the press continues to give him a pass on his bullshit. No accountability. We stand to you Pete. We know who’s responsible. POS DT and DUI PETE.

Apparently Pete is the only weapon we have. Jesus…

Of course Cheeto Jesus is already blaming DEI. Who didn’t have that on the center square of their bingo card?

Love Pete. Can’t wait to see what’s next for him.

Exactly. Pete Buttigieg is one of our best in the Democratic Party. And, eat shit and die Donald Trump. You prick. Who are you gonna blame next? Harry Potter?

Pete needs to come to Bluesky 💙

And very well, too...Buttigieg is no mealymouth.

Despicable POS ! Thank you Pete for standing up!

Good luck Pete.

DEI had been there for almost a generation already, and we never had any problem with it.

Every flippin’ Democrat in office needs to SHOUT this to the world, on every platform available. And the rest of us need to call/write/email/text our Senators and ask: “Well? Are you going to hold this administration responsible??? His stupid policies are killing Americans-again.

This is what Jim Acosta said before he left CNN on Tuesday 'Don't Give Into The Lies' 'Don't Give Into The Fear' and 'Never Bow Down To A Tyrant'. People are still giving into the lies and fear brought upon by the Orange Crush himself Donald Trump.

The plane crash in Washington last night with 67 fatalities was just the icing on the cake. And it was all under the Orange Crush himself Donald Trump's watch. Nobody else's.

Pete Buttigieg is correct. The orange felon needs to be removed. Frankly, I do not care how. He is totally unfit and bodies are dropping because of him. The Republican party insults us and people are dying because of them. This is a true travesty.

Newsmax here no one harassinh makon fun of them. This be rwitter then X in a year. Weve been Fetteringed!

I miss Pete and it's been only two weeks

U go Pete. He's such a lier using this tragic time for his own political time. Puke he is.

I wish they could hold a special election in Michigan right now and get Pete Buttigieg to the Senate ASAP. Have the election tomorrow. Swear him in on Monday.

Pete 💖💖💖

Trumps the man they wanted to run the country. I agree. Despicable

Trump is in office just 10 days, and it's no longer safe to fly.

That must have been deeply satisfying to write.

Buttigieg pure class and quality public servant.

To expect a remote ounce of empathy, compassion or genuine humanitarian concern from Trump is out of the question. Blame, shame, divert, and self-centered references is all he's capable of. And yes, he is a massive embarrassment. He embodies apathy, cruelty and an artificial sense of superiority.😖

Trump doesn’t give a s___ about the safety of anyone except himself. Those that think he does will find out if the get in his way in any way

Is Pete using Blue Sky?

I mean you know it was a Blackhawk, if only it was Whitehawk everything would…..

ZERO commercial airline fatalities under four years of Democratic leadership. He has only been in office 12 days.

Apparently, Pete might run for the Senate for MI. Gary Peters, who I’ve never freaking heard of is retiring. Why doesn’t Peters retire NOW and Gov. Whitmer just appoint Buttigieg asap? I’m sure he’d win re-election anyway.

It's no one's fault but your own if you've never heard of Gary Peters. He's been there for a decade, was in the house before that and is a ranking member of Homeland Security and Governmental affairs committee.

Boots needs to GTF off of X.

It doesn’t matter. Dump’s supporters have zero critical thinking skills. They swallow up every lie as gospel.

Not much sympathy to the families of those dead plane passengers. Trump should watch his own news conferences. Vindictive. And, always deflection. Not great. A narcissist to the core.

Thank you, Pete!

Pete is terrific - looking forward to having him back in national office!

champion!

Trump wouldn't know what true leadership is if it punched him in the face, he's proven this over and over and over again.

Can someone at least try with Trump? 🥊

We're seeing it happen. It's slow and incredibly painful but the 🥊's are coming. We will keep fighting the constant onslaught but we cannot lose ourselves to the insanity. Remember to breathe as we go through this together. Feels worse than childbirth at times.

Scientific rigor required.

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Our Opposition Secretary of Transportation speaks. Now...where are the others?

BRAVO PETE !!!

Trump is probably on TV right now blaming the Wright Brothers. #ExitRowPlease

Not only did Nancy Mace benefit from a DE&I program. She paved the way for the DE&I in the military. Or, at least she would have, if she’d actually served in the military.

And time for the press to do their actual jobs and ask him about this.

That would be nice!😊

Pete Buttigieg never had to do a press conference about a major air disaster since one never happened while he was Transportation Secretary. Trump has to sit down and shut the hell up.

YES, PLEASE!!!🙏

Pete speaks truth to Crazy. Go Pete 👏👏🏻👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏾👏👏🏻👏🏾

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YES😡😡😡😡😡

Mr. Buttigieg states it plainly and simply. The Idiot and Chief should have prevented this by allowing the ATC to properly staff their posts. Not completely gut the agency in charge of hiring them. Trump should be held accountable for this travesty.

He will do nothing to make anything in America safe. Trump and Elmo have both advocated for a mass extinction event. The goal is not to keep us safe, it is to purge us from the planet.

Let's get this man elected. BUTTIGIEG FOR MICHIGAN SENATOR

I wish he could be president but too much hate out there

It's about time that someone gave them hell!!! 👍!!!

2028????

Senate Dems take note: this is what opposition messaging looks like. Buttigieg should declare his 2028 candidacy now, like Trump did during Biden’s first year. Run a constant earned media operation, with shadow cabinet pointing out what real qualified leaders would do instead of these clowns.

Despicable. Perfect.

Bingo!

Superb—though I hope he'll go on the record with some spreadable interviews and footage, too. (Has he?)

This accident is the result of ineffective leadership, a growing moral issue, and unnecessary stress that leads to fatigue. Disappointing that trump resorted to blaming.

This is another reason for us not to visit America, again.

Truth☝️

The administration (Musk et al) will use this crash as an opportunity to declare war on the FAA and privatize ATC services and gut the Airport and Airways Trust Fund (AATF). As an American living in New Zealand (that has a privatized ATC system) I STRONGLY give counsel against that idea.

I wanted to live in New Zealand too

It was a wonderful place until they elected the current government.

I give counsel against any public service/utility/natural resource being privatized.

Well, isn’t that nice!!! So Musk has authority to fire people??? WTH!!!😡😡😡😡😡

Brilliant response Pete 👍 We miss you!

Hell yeah. Preach, Pete!

We need so many more like him. He is a treasure.

Preach Pete your watch was safe.

You go Pete! Place the blame right where it needs to be, in Trumps hands! He caused this and he needs to be held responsible!

Pete 2028. An adult in the room.

Absolutely abhorrent

We need more smart, compassionate people like Pete

Garbage president.

Problem is If Biden was still pres the press Would be awash with comments about Trump blaming Biden for this .. Now he’s President and the press is awash with comments about Trump blaming Biden for the awful plane crash .. Can’t figure that out Dems have lost the messaging battle with Trump !

#DementedTrump lacks the skills for leadership and follows what #Muskolini says to do.

What an amazing timeline it would have been with a President Pete. 🥰 God. I'm so depressed now...

What an amazing alternative timeline we would have had with a President Pete... A girl can still dream... 🥰

Pete is the best! I love watching him in front of Congress. He was always so well prepared.

Every time Pete speaks, he gives a master class. 🥰

👏👏👏

I'd care a lot more what "Mayo Pete" (with his cringe Obama impersonation) has to say if he had actually done a decent job (or ANY of his job at all) as DoT Secretary. Flying around for ribbon-cutting ceremonies while trains de-railed/airlines failed should disqualify him from any future office.

FINALLY! A very strong Trump supporter in our office has finally had enough with Trump's bullshit. She's pissed off that mango Mussolini is trying to tie DEI into the Potomac crash. Her comment, "he's a disgusting piece of shit." It took long enough.

Evidently not soon enough!

Well at least she gets to suffer for practically the full four years along with the rest of us!

I know it has taken a long time, but the more intelligent are starting to see tRump for what he is. Hope.

Miss Secretary Buttigieg!

Our next President

Good old Pete. He is someone I could get behind for pres.

Trump is blaming dwarfism and Obama for this tragic accident youtu.be/59yILdr1UaQ?...

Pete!

With that pointless last sentence

Thank you Pete!!! Trump is disgraceful!

President starts off fine with kind words, then launches into blaming diversity hiring, Biden, Obama, and rambling about the cause of the crash. Investigation doesn’t even start while recovery is going on.

Those weren’t kind words. They were empty utterances from the mouth of an orange puppet.

The press began by calling this President speech “unusual”. Now, NBC reporters are pointing out that the President’s statements are in violation of disaster investigations. Reporters are also anticipating strong pushback

Yes, but who’s listening?

"Vicious nonsense," is a nice turn of phrase and the perfect description of Trump's style.

Pete is so SMART. The US needs him!! Not the jackass that's there now

I LOVE Pete. But expecting trump to care, lead, be responsible is naive; like expecting blood from a turnip. Not his plan, intention, or in his nature. His agenda: implementing *Project 2025 period. Much more WWII-like tragedy, suffering and sorrow to come. Good news is-we have their *playbook.

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This tragedy is incomprehensible and I’m either getting jaded or learning the game because one of my first thoughts was: I wonder what we’re being distracted from this time.

Thanks, Pete. Please lead the revolution to oust this f%cktard.

Orange blob can’t explain because as usual he has no plan. Thanks to Pete Buttigieg for putting country over party, politics or money.

Anybody else know Pete is perfect to lead the Democratic Party?

Wrong, trump should be serving. We elect people to serve us We The People. When the people of the United States begin calling elected officials leaders we doomed ourselves.

Alt Text: "Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch..."

Alt Text (cont.): "...President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again."

Yes, it is despicable. Trump is in way over his head!😡😡😡

Why didn’t Trumpy fix it.

That will be the question on so many of these disasters going forward.

Especially when those red states get hit with tornadoes and no FEMA shows up. This is his cost cutting measure.

We miss all competent cabinet heads , like Pete , already! What a terrible, arrogant, incompetent regime will be ! Good luck to us all !

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He is a national treasure

I miss Pete. So dedicated, smart and capable.

As if we expected any more from the convicted felon in chief.

Just watched the press conference and I’m shocked. He’s blaming DEI for the crash, he’s blaming Obama and Biden for the crash, he’s done the analysis himself and doesn’t need the FAA or the NTSB, I am genuinely worried for America under such a petty, vindictive and ill informed leader

FACT: Pete Buttigieg‘s toenail has more capacity to be empathetic and lead in an intelligent way than your current president of the United States.

Let's start campaigning for the future. Find a candidate and start now. He did it and look at where is now. Our candidate can react to all his BS in real time and provide a better solution. Let's stop reacting to his "Wag the Dog" BS and do it right this time.

Absolutely! I like Gavin!

I'm for Raskin or Whitmer. A Whitmer/Raskin ticket makes me happy, too.

Absolutely!!

Ot would be nice to see leadership, but we have lemmings and am ignorant babyman.

The clearest, most practical and effective voice WE have.

The chaos released onto the world community is why some people may not be able to fully concentrate on their jobs. Trump is at the root of the discontent normal, sane people are experiencing.

If Trump had a brain he’d fire the Transportation Secretary and beg Buttigieg to come back. Failing that the Trump Reich should commit Hari Kari.

True leadership is not forthcoming….at least not until we have brilliant leaders like Pete back in office. We tried to tell people that firing govt employees would be a disaster, now we have some tragic proof.

Is Pete here with us? He definitely should be…

That propaganda press conference was a straight up attack on minorities. White supremacists rhetoric and continued racist lies about genetics.

But he has no plan Just lies, hate, and deflection Heart and mind a void

He'll sign an EO, and blame...

Introduce chaos, and, predictably, things spin out of control

The administration (Musk et al) will use this crash as an opportunity to declare war on the FAA and privatize ATC services and gut the Airport and Airways Trust Fund (AATF). As an American living in New Zealand (that has a privatized ATC system) I STRONGLY give counsel against that idea.

Nope, it’s TRAITOR TRASH TRUMP who fired the aviator safety experts LAST NIGHT WEEK! Fuck him and his moron traitor trash supporters!

So what? What the hell are we to do?

Love Pete! Thank god for people that fight like him💙

Trump is doing what Saudi Russia hired him to do. He is a Trojan Horse; it took 10 years but he got inside. Now he is regurgitating weapons and beginning the attack. This Is War nothing less. How do we attack back? cityofangels25.blogspot.com

With his own nonsense if he expects any leadership from the Orange shit stain.