Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has reportedly taken 18 taxpayer-funded private jet flights since taking office, more than double the number taken by his predecessor Elaine Chao.
That’s right, the guy who’s trying to shame you into buying a $50,000 electric car and biking to work to improve his environmental credentials because gas prices are so high has been pumping carbon into the atmosphere with his private jet flights.
Data comes from a survey by the American Public Trust (APT).
Fox Digital News was the first to report About the details, noting that “Buttigieg travels domestically and internationally using a fleet of private jets administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”
APT executive director Caitlin Sutherland blamed the transport minister in a statement about taxpayer-funded flights.
“For a man who is holier than you when it comes to reducing emissions, Buttigieg certainly doesn’t seem to mind the pollution his literal jet set-up creates,” Sutherland added. “This is hypocrisy at its finest and these troubling expenditures by taxpayers must be scrutinized immediately.”
The only transportation Biden’s transportation secretary cares about is his private jet, which you pay for of course https://t.co/1WTCFUGE3x
— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) December 12, 2022
Buttigieg tore up private jet flight
Support conservative voices!
Sign up to receive the latest news Political news, insights and commentary delivered straight to your inbox.
Aside from the APT ripping apart Buttigieg’s private taxpayer-funded flight, there are many other criticisms directed at him.
The Ohio senator wrote: “This guy wants to take your car and force you to take public transportation michael ruley. “The elites in Washington DC are hypocrites. Leave them alone.”
Since 2021, Pete Buttigieg has taken nearly 20 trips by private jet, all at taxpayer expense.
This is the guy who wants to take your car and force you to use public transportation.
The DC elite are hypocrites. Leave them alone.
— Senator Michael Rulli (@michaelrulli) December 12, 2022
“Another Biden official advocating a restrictive lifestyle in the name of climate travels almost entirely on a taxpayer-funded private jet,” Rep.-elect Wesley Hunter of Texas tweeted. “Mayor Pete doesn’t care Limit his carbon footprint or your tax bill.”
Another Biden official advocating limiting your lifestyle in the name of the climate flies almost entirely on taxpayer-funded private jets. Mayor Pete doesn’t care about limiting his carbon footprint or your tax bill. https://t.co/C8ZTAh2fvd
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) December 12, 2022
“Outnumbered” co-host Emily Compagno told Mayor Pete to “walk, man.”
“The idea that he’s holier than you is costing me? That’s unacceptable to me,” Compagno added. “I want my taxpayers to stop paying for their hypocrisy.”
Fox Business host Kennedy chimed in: “Anyone who espouses the extreme moralism of environmentalism, shouldn’t they be the ones who have to live the strictest lives to prevent themselves from enjoying their private luxuries? Air travel?”
related: Tucker Carlson mocks Pete Buttigieg’s plan to tackle freeway ‘racism’
Advertise electric vehicles for you
Taxpayer-funded private jet flights should come as no surprise.Buttigieg done Tell Condé Nast Traveler He found flying to be “magical”.
“Airplanes have always been the most amazing, ever since I was a kid,” he said. “There’s nothing more amazing than a human being being able to fly, so I have a soft spot for personal travel.”
One Very A soft spot, it seems.
Buttigieg added, “Bicycle is a very strong runner-up.”
It appears that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was riding to the White House for today’s cabinet meeting. pic.twitter.com/XfYRB3COqm
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) April 1, 2021
Pete the Hypocrite suggests that Americans should buy electric cars if they don’t like the exponential increase in gas prices under a Biden presidency.
Buttigieg says you don’t have to worry about gas prices if you buy an electric car… someone should remind him how out of place he sounds pic.twitter.com/tiJVkl7wB3
— The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 7, 2022
Chao was heavily criticized by the media for flying the same jet seven times in 2017, at a cost of $94,000.
This Washington post Calling Chao’s private jet flight a “special treat” and saying her “use of the FAA plane is a new twist in the controversy about high-ranking cabinet members paying for luxury at taxpayer expense.”
So far, postal too lazy to hide Buttigieg has more than twice as many flights and is likely to be significantly more expensive.
Now is the time to support and share with sources you trust.
The Political Insider Ranked #3 feed point “100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.”
