Marco Rubio just learned the hard way why you should never start a Twitter spat with Pete Buttigieg
Related: Buttigieg roasts Rubio for calling same-sex marriage bill a “waste of time”Yesterday, Rubio said Buttigieg, “is an incompetent who is focused solely on his fantasies about his political future & needs to be fired.”He also accused Buttigieg of misrepresenting his views on how best to improve the rail system.Buttigieg shot back, “The facts don’t lie.
The 2021 letter you signed was obviously drafted by railroad industry lobbyists. It supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.
Now: will you vote to help us toughen rail safety accountability and fines, or not?”The facts don’t lie. The 2021 letter you signed was obviously drafted by railroad industry lobbyists.It supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.Now: will you vote to help us toughen rail safety accountability and fines, or not?
https://t.co/o5MGvbEZbA— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 21, 2023Buttigieg went on to offer examples of “what Congress can do to help (along with immediate steps we’ve been taking and what we demand rail companies do).
