<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed Transportation Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Buttigieg</a> during the most recent episode of &#8220;Verdict&#8221; this week over his handling of the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.</p>
<p>Cruz&#8217;s remarks come as Buttigieg finally visited the town, weeks after a train derailed there spilling a large amount of toxic chemicals that were set on fire, sparking fears over what the health impacts could be for the surrounding community.</p>
<p>“Look, it is ridiculous that Joe Biden has not been to East Palestine yet,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;You literally have an American city with a major derailment that was on fire, where the water is being poisoned, where the air is being poisoned, where it&#8217;s ongoing for multiple days, and this administration does not give a damn.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cruz said that the Biden administration does not care about the community because it voted overwhelmingly for former President Donald Trump.</p>
<p>&#8220;And it&#8217;s clear their attitude. Look, it&#8217;s all politics all the time. It&#8217;s all communications and PR all the time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And so going there is a bad message. And it really is striking.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cruz then turned his focus to Buttigieg, who has faced intense criticism for his lackluster performance in responding to multiple crises that fall under his purview.</p>
<p>&#8220;What in the hell does Pete Buttigieg have to do to get fired?&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;Like in the history of this country, has there ever been a transportation secretary who has screwed more things up? From in his first year in office, a supply chain crisis that impacted the entire country that made it hard to get basics and essentials?”</p>
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<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1628780471709736965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p><em>SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): Look, it is ridiculous that Joe Biden has not been to East Palestine yet. You literally have an American city with a major derailment that was on fire, where the water is being poisoned, where the air is being poisoned, where it&#8217;s ongoing for multiple days, and this administration does not give a damn. Why? Because that part of the state voted 70% for Donald Trump. And it&#8217;s clear their attitude. Look, it&#8217;s all politics all the time. It&#8217;s all communications and PR all the time. And so going there is a bad message. And it really is striking. So, Donald Trump publicly said he was gonna go to East Palestine. And promptly the Biden administration said, “Ooh, we&#8217;ll go too now yeah.” … And let me ask you a question. What in the hell does Pete Buttigieg have to do to get fired? Like in the history of this country, has there ever been a transportation secretary who has screwed more things up? From in his first year in office, a supply chain crisis that impacted the entire country that made it hard to get basics and essentials?</em></p></blockquote>
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