Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spent more than $80 billion on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives rather than replacing the outdated air traffic control systems, according to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's successor, Sean Duffy.
"Well, I think this is the first time that we're seeing the media really report on what happened over the course of the last four years under Buttigieg and [former President Joe] Biden," Duffy told NewsMax.
The agency received DEI-related grants over four years, with the $80 billion awarded being equal to about half of the Transportation Department's fiscal year budget, according to The New York Post.
Buttgieg approved around 400 grants that were related to DEI. During his term as Transportation Secretary, Buttigieg would blame airlines for problems with flight delays and aircraft.
Duffy told Rob Schmitt Tonight that it was “ dangerous when Pete Buttigieg didn't take money from Congress and make the critical investments in air traffic control.”
