Buttigieg on Ohio Train Derailment: ‘I Could Have Spoken Out Sooner’

‘I’m making sure that we are focused on the actions that are gonna make a difference’

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(Via Mediaite)

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appears to have admitted wrongdoing in his response to the Ohio train derailment earlier this month, or at least the timing of his response.

In an interview with Nexstar’s Washington correspondent Reshad Hudson, Buttigieg said he could have been more prompt in his response to the train derailment that has many residents in East Palestine, Ohio fearing for their safety.

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