Pete Buttigieg Blows Off Reporter’s Questions About East Palestine Train Disaster

Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had a weirdly tense and terse response when a reporter requested him in regards to the residents struggling within the wake of the East Palestine prepare catastrophe, refusing to reply questions, saying he was on “personal time.”

Buttigieg was in Washington D.C. Tuesday, when a reporter with the Daily Caller approached him and requested what he would say to the parents in East Palestine. His response — “I’d refer you to about a dozen interviews I’ve given today, and if you’d like to arrange a conversation, make sure to reach out to our press office.”

When the reporter continued, Buttigieg, who was strolling together with his husband Chasten, brushed her off, saying, “… I’m taking some personal time and I’m walking down the street.”

That wasn’t the tip … the reporter requested when the previous presidential candidate would go to East Palestine, he stated he’d “share that when I’m ready.”

And then the weird flip … he stopped and requested the reporter if he may take an image of her. It appeared like an intimidation tactic … the reporter later Tweeted, “I guess he didn’t like that so he took a pic of me … just doing my job, sir.”