Transportation Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg?_gl=1*crdi6u*_ga*OTAwNTI1NTYwLjE2MTM5NzIxMzI.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY2NDA3NTAwOC4xMjgwLjEuMTY2NDA3NTY4OC4zMS4wLjA." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Buttigieg</a> argued on Thursday that citizens of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> should consider purchasing <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/electric-vehicles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicles</a>.
During a <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/22/pete-buttigieg-texas-tribune-festival/">keynote address</a> at the Texas Tribune Festival, Buttigieg contended that the Lone Star State could save money by buying electric cars to bypass prices at the pump. “Some of the best use cases for electric vehicles are in places like Texas,” Buttigieg said, “places where people spend more time in their vehicles, where you drive longer distances than in a dense coastal city and therefore spend more money on gas and therefore would save more money — provided you can afford an electric vehicle, which is why we’re fighting to make electric vehicles cheaper.”
The Biden administration has set the “ambitious target” of ensuring that electric vehicles constitute 50% of car sales in the United States by 2030, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/">fact sheet</a> from the White House. President Joe Biden recently signed the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $369 billion for climate initiatives — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-sec-granholm-families-should-use-ev-tax-credits-weatherize-their-homes-finance-solar-panels-to-cope-with-inflation">including</a> $7,500 tax credits for new electric vehicles.
Buttigieg added on Thursday that the nation should invest more heavily in alternate modes of transportation. “Cars will always play an important role in our lives, but you should not have to bring two tons of metal with you everywhere you’re going,” he continued.
The White House has also established the goal of procuring only 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles by 2027 and will extend the same standard to all vehicles in the federal fleet by 2035, according to another <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network/">fact sheet</a> from the White House.
Buttigieg recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-interested-in-california-ban-on-new-gas-cars-as-he-weighs-a-national-policy">nodded</a> to a policy from the California Air Resources Board that will require 35% of new vehicles to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars">produce zero emissions</a> by 2026 — a standard that will progressively rise to 100% by 2035. The policy was unveiled days before grid officials requested that residents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban">lower energy usage</a> during peak hours of a heatwave, including by refraining from charging their electric vehicles, in the interest of averting power failure.
Buttigieg nevertheless argued that speed is necessary for an electric vehicle policy. “We’ve got to make sure that this happens quickly enough to help us beat climate change,” he said during an <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/the-issue-is-podcast-gavin-newsom-pete-buttigieg-and-melissa-giller">interview</a> with Fox 11 Los Angeles. “We’ve got to make sure it happens affordably enough that’s it not just wealthy people, but low-income people who most need those gas savings if they can afford the EVs in the first place.”
Washington, Massachusetts, and Virginia will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-states-follow-californias-ban-on-new-gas-cars">follow</a> the California Air Resources Board policy in accordance with previously enacted law, although Republicans in the latter state are attempting to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ridiculous-edict-virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-blasts-californias-gas-car-phase-out">overturn</a> the regulation.
Acknowledging the high cost of electric cars relative to gas vehicles, Buttigieg has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pete-buttigieg-tells-americans-how-they-can-channel-their-pain-at-the-pump">claimed</a> that rising fuel prices would lead more Americans to rely on alternatives. “The more pain we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, the more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicles,” he said during a hearing for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
The national average price of gasoline was $2.38 per gallon when Biden assumed office and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-are-1-50-higher-since-biden-took-office-cnn-business-america-got-a-raise">increased</a> to $3.53 per gallon by the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After surpassing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">$5.00 per gallon</a> in early June, prices have somewhat subsided to $3.71 per gallon as of Sunday, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">data</a> from AAA.

Key Speakers At The Texas Tribune Festival Kickoff

Buttigieg Explains To Texans Why They Should Buy Electric Vehicles

Buttigieg Tries To Convince Texans Why They Should Buy Electric Vehicles

electric vehicles

Pete Buttigieg

Texas

Transportation Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Buttigieg</a> remarked on Friday that he is “interested” in an upcoming <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> ban on new <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gas-powered</a> cars as the Biden administration weighs nationwide <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/electric-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicle</a> policies.
Last month, the California Air Resources Board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars">issued new rules</a> requiring 35% of new vehicles to produce zero emissions by 2026 — a standard that will progressively rise to 100% by 2035. During an <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/the-issue-is-podcast-gavin-newsom-pete-buttigieg-and-melissa-giller">interview</a> with Fox 11 Los Angeles, Buttigieg argued that a rapid transition to electric cars is required to effectively combat climate change.
“It’s interesting to see how the states are trying to go above and beyond what we’re doing at the federal level,” Buttigieg commented. &#8220;I’m really interested in these developments, while we continue to set a national policy that’s the baseline for all of this. We need to move in the direction of electric vehicles.”
California unveiled the new benchmarks days before the Golden State requested that residents <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban">lower energy usage</a> during peak hours in the interest of averting power grid failure. Among other actions, officials asked that citizens refrain from charging electric vehicles. Prominent policymakers and industry leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/civilization-will-crumble-elon-musk-issues-dire-warning-about-rapid-shift-to-green-energy">warned</a> that the rushed adoption of renewable energy solutions could induce economic harm.
Buttigieg nevertheless argued that speed is necessary for a robust electric vehicle policy. “We’ve got to make sure that this happens quickly enough to help us beat climate change,” he continued. “We’ve got to make sure it happens affordably enough that’s it not just wealthy people, but low-income people who most need those gas savings if they can afford the EVs in the first place.”
Washington, Massachusetts, and Virginia will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-states-follow-californias-ban-on-new-gas-cars">follow</a> the California Air Resources Board regulations in accordance with previously enacted legislation, although Republicans in the latter state are attempting to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ridiculous-edict-virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-blasts-californias-gas-car-phase-out">overturn</a> the statute.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has established the goal of procuring only 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles by 2027 and will extend the same standard to all vehicles in the federal government’s fleet by 2035, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network/">fact sheet</a> from the White House. Meanwhile, the administration has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/">set</a> the “ambitious target” of ensuring that electric vehicles constitute 50% of car sales in the United States by 2030.
The Inflation Reduction Act — which contains $369 billion for climate initiatives — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-sec-granholm-families-should-use-ev-tax-credits-weatherize-their-homes-finance-solar-panels-to-cope-with-inflation">includes</a> $7,500 tax credits for new electric vehicles. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-secretary-lays-out-the-only-way-to-avoid-high-gas-prices-and-its-not-producing-more-oil">urged</a> a transition away from gas cars among Americans experiencing high prices at the pump.
“The real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,” Granholm said. “This is not going to be the last time. The next time there’s a war, the next time there’s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing — they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.”
Many developed countries are indeed shifting their energy portfolios toward renewables and away from conventional sources. Several member nations of the European Union, which abides by the official<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en"> policy</a> of becoming “a climate-neutral society” by 2050, heavily regulate fossil fuel production even as they gradually close remaining<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/germany-reverts-to-burning-coal-will-keep-two-nuclear-plants-open-ahead-of-winter-months"> nuclear plants</a>.
In addition to the severance of Russian natural gas shipments — which Russian President Vladimir Putin<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/let-the-wolfs-tail-freeze-putin-doubles-down-on-halting-natural-gas-flow-to-western-europe"> said</a> will continue as long as fulfilling orders contradicts the nation’s interests — low hydropower capacity emerging from drought conditions has contributed to energy prices increasing more than tenfold in some markets, according to a<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-union-intends-to-flatten-the-curve-for-electricity-use"> speech</a> delivered last week by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Infrastructure Implementation Task Force Members Hold White House Briefing

Buttigieg ‘Interested’ In California Ban On New Gas Cars As He Weighs ‘A National Policy’

Pete Buttigieg Responds To Whether He Supports California's Ban On New Gas Cars

California

Oil and Gas

I’d like to introduce you to John Fetterman.
Fetterman is the Democrats’ Pennsylvania Senate candidate for the open seat left by Republican Pat Toomey. Right now, he is leading his race against Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Now, you might wonder why John Fetterman is ahead. After all, he doesn’t truly have the makings of a traditionally successful candidate. For example, John Fetterman is an odd-looking fellow; he is six foot eight, bald as an egg, tattooed and goateed; slap some bolts on his neck, and he’s a dead ringer for Peter Boyle playing Frankenstein. And he isn’t exactly the picture of health: he suffered a debilitating stroke just a few months ago, a stroke so severe it left him off the campaign trial and utterly unable to deliver a speech — even now. Watch.
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Then there’s the problem of John Fetterman’s actual political program. He’s not a Pennsylvania moderate, he’s a Bernie Sanders socialist.
In 2016 — in addition to endorsing Sanders&#8217; presidential run — Fetterman signed a pledge to support the so-called Keep It In The Ground Act, which was designed to ban new oil, gas, and coal leasing on federal lands. He has pushed repeatedly for pardons or commutations for violent felons; he said Pennsylvania could release one third of its inmates and be just as safe; he supports sanctuary cities; he backed Philadelphia’s insanely pro-crime DA, Larry Krasner. It seems that Fetterman is very much in favor of loose treatment of crime unless he personally sees a black man running after hearing shots fired near his home: in 2013, Fetterman, according to The New York Times, “used his shotgun to stop an unarmed Black jogger and detain him, telling the police that he had heard shots fired near his home and spotted the man running.” Fetterman actually chased the man in his pickup truck and held him at gunpoint until the police arrived. 
He then defended his actions:
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FLASHBACK: In 2013, Democrat John Fetterman said he “did the right thing” by chasing down an unarmed Black jogger. 
And yes, John Fetterman pulled a shotgun on him…
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Felons on the loose for thee, vigilante justice for me.
That’s not the only area where Fetterman is a hypocrite: while he was lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, he took a vacation to the Jersey Shore, security team in tow – all while telling Americans to continue locking down.
So, what makes John Fetterman such an exceptional candidate, according to the media? He’s authentic. Authentic, you see, means that you wear Dickies and that your aides tweet snarky things about your opponents.
Most of all, according to the media, authentic means that you are radically unsuccessful.
You see, if you are a person who did well in the private sector, this means that you are inauthentic. You played by the rules. You’re a conformist tool of The Man. To be a real rebel, you have to show that you’re actually a loser, and that you have never done a thing of actual economic value to any human being. You have to leech off your parents while in “public service.”
You have to be a professional useless person.
Because that’s what John Fetterman is and was. You see, Fetterman acted as the “full-time mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania” from 2006 to 2019. Braddock is a town of less than 2,000 citizens, so you wouldn’t expect that position to pay well. And it doesn’t. The salary, according to Breitbart, was $1,800. So, how did Lurch actually support himself? He didn’t. In 2013, as Breitbart reports, he paid his sister $1 for a loft she bought for $70,000; in 2015, his parents gave him $54,000 – in increments under $14,000, the better not to pay the taxes he loves for others to pay; 2016, Fetterman’s father donated $100,000 to a single-candidate super PAC backing his Senate candidacy. So, John Fetterman lived off his parents, like a good socialist would, until he was 46 years old.
His response to this fact? He says that Mehmet Oz is very bad because Mehmet Oz has earned a lot of money in the private sector. “Mehmet Oz is an ultra-millionaire!” responded Fetterman’s campaign communications director Joe Calvello. 
Because, you see, according to the Democratic Party and its favored candidates, earning money is a terrible, terrible thing.
You must be a career useless person.
In fact, most Democratic politicians are career useless people. Barack Obama spent the vast majority of his career working as a community organizer, or in academia, or as a politician. Nancy Pelosi has spent her entire life in politics, never earning a private sector paycheck. She is now 82 years old. Bernie Sanders was a deadbeat dad who spent his young adult life as a nearly-unemployable derelict spouting Marx to people – he was actually so irritating that he was kicked off a commune for failure to work after three days of visiting. Finally, at the age of 40, Bernie finally won a mayoral election in Burlington, Vermont, and he’s been on the government dime ever since; he’s now 80.
Joe Biden, too, has essentially spent his entire work life on the taxpayer dime, beginning at the age of 27. He is now 79. 
These aren’t outliers. According to economists Stephen Moore and Jon Decker, 62 percent of Biden appointees who deal directly with business have virtually no business experience. Their average business experience overall was 2.4 years.
Meanwhile, we’re told that Donald Trump is a tax cheat and villain; Mitt Romney is evil because he fired people. The real sin in the land of the Democrats is earning money by actually creating value. It’s a point of pride to be useless. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/buttigieg-plays-up-blue-collar-cred-literally-the-least-wealthy-person-on-this-stage">Here’s</a> Pete Buttigieg bragging about his lack of ability to create value for other human beings during the 2020 Democratic debate.
As it turns out, the Democratic aversion to wealth only lasts as long as you’re working in the private sector. If you get rich while you’re in government, that’s fine – Nancy Pelosi has earned somewhere between $89,500 and $223,500 annually during her tenure in Congress, but she’s now worth north of $100 million. Weird. Barack Obama wasn’t wealthy before his presidency, but he’s sure raking it in now: some estimates put his net worth at $70 million. Joe Biden is worth $8 million while working on a government salary. It turns out that public service is sometimes private service, too.
So, what does all of this mean? It means that people who claim that they live lives like you simply don’t. They don’t earn money for their families. They take money from you to pay their salaries. They don’t create jobs – they’ve never created jobs. They experiment with your business and your job. 
And they do this because, according to the Left, they are morally superior. In fact, the very fact that they don’t work in the private sector makes them superior. Their career uselessness is a sign of moral rectitude; you working your job is just proof that they should boss you around.
Which brings us back to John Fetterman. Fetterman is truly authentic according to the Left, because you have to be freed of the bonds of capitalism to find yourself. The fact that you’ve been economic dead weight for your entire adult life is what makes you most valuable to the world, because the system is bad, and earning money in the private sector is complicity in the system. And who would know that better than a career loser?
So vote for John Fetterman. Because after all, somebody has to keep feeding the poor guy.
This piece is adapted from an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-ben-shapiro-show">episode</a> of The Ben Shapiro Show.

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SHAPIRO: Introducing John Fetterman

Ben Shapiro

Mehmet Oz

Pennsylvania

Readers Pass

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> has fallen behind his own Transportation Secretary among likely Democratic primary voters in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, who narrowly prefer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg">Pete Buttigieg</a> over Biden for the Democratic nomination in 2024.
Biden trailed Buttigieg by one point in a University of New Hampshire (UNH) <a href="https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/700/">poll</a> released Tuesday. While Biden fared poorly in the state’s 2020 Democratic primary, his apparent failure to win over the Granite State with the advantage of incumbency is likely a symptom of how unpopular the president has grown, even within his own party.
“President Biden is increasingly seen as an electoral liability for Democrats, both in the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election,” said Andrew Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.
The UNH Survey Center polled 1,043 New Hampshire residents between July 21-25, with 430 likely Democratic Primary voters surveyed. The poll has a margin of error of three points.
Biden came in a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/11/us/elections/results-new-hampshire-primary-election.html">distant fifth</a> in the 2020 Democratic primary for president in New Hampshire. Buttigieg was barely edged out of the top spot by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). After the election, though, New Hampshire Democrats rallied around Biden, and by July 2021, 74% of New Hampshire Democrats backed Biden as the party’s nominee in 2024, according to UNH polling.
Biden’s support among New Hampshire Democrats has dropped precipitously over the past year. Just 31% now say that the president should be the party’s nominee in 2024 as his administration has struggled to handle multiple crises ranging from domestic to international, and from immigration, to the economy, to disastrous outcomes in Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Of the potential Democratic candidates for president included in Tuesday’s survey results, just three had a worse net favorability among all New Hampshire voters than Biden (-37): former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (-50), Vice President Kamala Harris (-42), and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (-38). Stacey Abrams is the least unpopular with a net favorability rating of -6, with Buttigieg in second at -8.
Among the issues that New Hampshire voters are most concerned about with Biden, his age is one of the most pressing. A large majority of voters from all across the political spectrum said they were at least somewhat concerned with his age: 88% of Republicans, 75% of Democrats, and 65% of Independents. Biden will be 81 years old during the 2024 campaign season.
The results of the New Hampshire poll <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-americans-even-a-majority-of-democrats-dont-want-biden-to-run-in-2024-poll">reflect</a> national voters’ concerns with a potential Biden 2024 run. A poll released last week by Quinnipiac University placed Biden’s job performance approval rate at just 31%, a record low. The poll also showed that less than a quarter of respondents, 24%, wanted Biden to run for president again. A majority of Democrats, 54%, said Biden should leave the Oval Office at the end of this term.

Joe Biden

New Hampshire Voters Pick Pete Buttigieg Over Joe Biden In 2024: Poll

Joe Biden Losing To Pete Buttigieg In New Hampshire 2024 Poll

2024 Election

Biden Administration

Democratic Party

Members of Congress introduced legislation to address widespread <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/air-travel">flight</a> cancellations by raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots from 65 to 67.
More than 3,000 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-3000-flights-canceled-in-two-days-amid-severe-weather-warnings">cancellations</a> met passengers in a period of just two days last month as a bout of extreme weather hit the eastern United States, while more than 1,800 cancellations <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-air-travel-conditions-improve-over-fourth-july-weekend-2022-07-05/">occurred</a> during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. According to the office of Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), the United States will lack 12,000 pilots by 2023, even as 14,000 pilots will be forced to leave the workforce over the next five years because of a federal law mandating that airline pilots retire by 65 years old, per a <a href="https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2021/mar/after-covid-19-aviation-faces-a-pilot-shortage.html">study</a> by consulting group Oliver Wyman.
As a result, Roy proposed the <a href="https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-roy-introduces-bill-alleviate-pilot-shortage-raising-mandatory-retirement">Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act</a> — a bill that would raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age from 65 to 67.
“Following the heavy-handed stupidity of government lockdowns, travel demand has naturally skyrocketed. However, Americans are now experiencing flight delays and cancellations on an unacceptable scale due to a worsening pilot shortage,” Roy argued. “A key factor is a government-mandated retirement age that forces out thousands of our most qualified pilots every year.”
When recently asked about the legislation amid reports that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was preparing such a proposal, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-slams-airlines-for-flight-cancellations-but-rejects-key-reform">responded negatively</a>.
“These retirement ages are there for a reason, and the reason is safety. I’m not going to be on board with anything that could compromise safety,” he told Fox News host Mike Emanuel. “Now, what’s clearly the case is we need to cultivate, train, and support a new generation of qualified pilots.”
Yet airlines have also considered <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-airlines-desperate-for-pilots-consider-cutting-training-requirements">slashing training requirements</a> in response to the shortage. Delta said in January that it would introduce signing bonuses and increase pay while removing the requirement for the completion of a bachelor’s degree. Meanwhile, Republic Airways — a regional carrier for Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-airlines-cutting-training-requirements-to-get-more-pilots-shortage-2022-5">sought</a> government permission to cut the number of training hours from 1,500 to 750 for its new pilots.
“The answer is not to keep the Baby Boomer generation in the cockpit indefinitely,” Buttigieg continued. “The answer is to make sure we have as many and as good pilots ready to take their place, to have a stronger pipeline. We’re backing that up with FAA programs that support high school and college curriculum to get into aviation, and of course, ultimately, it’ll be for the airlines and those employers to hire and retain excellent talent.”
Airlines have grown increasingly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-airline-makes-unusual-move-as-travelers-face-possible-fourth-of-july-flight-cancellations">desperate</a> to deal with travel disruptions. Over Independence Day weekend, Delta customers were able to rebook trips made between July 1 and July 4 without a fee, provided they travel between the same origin and destination. According to the company, waivers are typically granted only due to weather events that cause widespread changes to flight schedules.
“We’ve got to get more people in the queue to be pilots, but we also have to adjust our age in a reasonable, rational way to keep people in the cockpit,” Graham said at a news conference Monday, per <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/25/sen-lindsey-graham-introduces-legislation-to-raise-mandatory-pilot-retirement-age-to-67.html">CNBC</a>. “Other countries allow people to fly to 67 and beyond. And I am confident that this is a bipartisan issue.”

A Delta Air Lines plane taxis toward a gate between other De

Lawmakers Introduce Bill With Key Reform To Stop Flight Cancellations

Lawmakers Propose Bill To Raise Retirement Age For Airline Pilots

Air Travel

Chip Roy

Department of Transportation

Lindsey Graham

The <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/07/bidens-transgender-assistant-health-secretary-rachel-levine-gender-fluid-pup-handler-sam-brinton-attend-french-ambassadors-bastille-day-party/">headline</a> was bad enough: “Biden’s Transgender Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine and Gender Fluid ‘Pup Handler’ Sam Brinton Attend French Ambassador’s Bastille Day Party.” The picture was even worse, featuring these two biological men in women’s clothing. Levine (who is a male but identifies as a female) was wearing a blazer and skirt, while Brinton (who is a male who dresses in drag) was wearing a dress. Keep in mind: they were on official business as representatives of the United States government. I am not making this up.
For those who are unfamiliar with these two individuals, Brinton is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy, and Levine is Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It was Brinton who <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/tiEaGTyAMyUx7Fje8">posted the picture</a> on his Instagram account (now unavailable) with this caption: “Week 4 On The Job: Champagne and Celebration with the French Ambassador in his residence for Bastille Day. (But also the amazing opportunity to connect with one of the only other transgender government officials, Admiral Levine – not gonna lie, it felt great to commiserate with a fellow trans person facing the hate.)”
Talk about a picture telling a thousand words. It also provides a snapshot into just how radical the Biden administration is when it comes to LGTBQ+ activism, making President Obama’s <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/video/2015/11/03/time-lapse-white-house-june-26th-2015">lighting up</a> of the White House in rainbow colors in 2015 seem almost tame in comparison.
As for “facing the hate,” I’m sure there are people who have <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/24/pa-covid-trans-secretary-health/">expressed their hostility</a> towards these two presidential appointees. 
It is not hate that motivates me to write, though. Not in the least. To the contrary, as a Bible believer, I recognize that Brinton and Levine are created in the image of God and are objects of His redemptive love through the cross. I’m sure that, outside of their trans and drag identities, they have a great deal to be proud of on their resumes. 
So, I do not degrade them or despise them as people, and I truly want what is best for them.
However, at the same time, I believe they are defiling the image of God by wearing women’s clothes and identifying as women (each in their own way). Additionally, it is my opinion that as high-level, public appointees of my country, they are an embarrassment, representing a fringe faction of our population. Is this the image we want to present to the world? 
These days, unfortunately, the answer seems to be yes.
After all, it was this administration that had the temerity to <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247852/us-embassy-to-vatican-flies-lgbt-pride-flag-for-month-of-june">fly</a> the LGBTQ+ flag at our offices in the Vatican. Talk about brazenness and insensitivity. (For those who might snidely say, “The Vatican is full of closeted gays,” the fact is that the Catholic Church remains one of the strongest international voices speaking out against homosexual practice.)
It is this administration that is <a href="https://www.heritage.org/gender/commentary/biden-administration-force-schools-adopt-radical-gender-policies-heres-what-you">campaigning</a> so aggressively for biological boys to compete athletically with biological girls, and to share <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/judge-blocks-biden-admin-directives-transgender-athletes-bathrooms-2022-07-16/">bathrooms</a> and locker rooms with them.
It is this administration that is <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/20/state-department-celebrates-international-pronouns-day-after-biden-strands-americans-in-afghanistan/">pushing</a> preferred gender pronouns on our children in schools.
It is this administration that has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/30/a-proclamation-on-transgender-day-of-visibility-2022/">declared</a> an annual Transgender Day of Visibility.
And, more to the point here, it is Levine who, as Assistant Health Secretary, has issued reckless statements about transitioning children, most recently on July 18. As <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/rachel-levine-blasted-call-support-empower-youth-transgender-treatments-unserious-regime">reported</a> by Fox, “U.S. Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine called for laws to ‘support and empower’ youths ‘to get gender affirmation treatment’ on Monday.”
This is where the personal overlaps dangerously with the professional.
As for Brinton’s bizarre proclivities, one more <a href="https://www.survivethenews.com/its-official-gender-fluid-drag-queen-into-kinks-related-to-animal-role-playing-now-serves-in-bidens-energy-departments-office-of-nuclear-energy/">headline</a> will suffice: “It’s Official: Gender Fluid Drag Queen Into Kinks Related to Animal Role-Playing Now Serves in Biden’s Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy.” Was there no one better suited for the job? 
Brinton is as out and proud as they come, unashamedly mixing the personal with the professional. For a glaring example, look at the outfit he wore in the <a href="https://twitter.com/sbrinton/status/1542288527920185344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542288527920185344%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.survivethenews.com%2Fits-official-gender-fluid-drag-queen-into-kinks-related-to-animal-role-playing-now-serves-in-bidens-energy-departments-office-of-nuclear-energy%2F">picture</a> he posted on Twitter announcing his new job. How do you like those high heel shoes replete with stars and stripes?
This kink-loving drag queen also wrote <a href="https://twitter.com/sbrinton/status/1542288539458703360">this</a>: “. . . I lead a staff of hundreds and a budget of millions (with a Nuclear Waste Fund I’m responsible for at over $45 billion) as the leader of the office overseeing the management of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel.”
Am I the only who doesn’t find that comforting?
Of course, Brinton and Levine are not the only prominent members of the Biden administration who are openly LGBTQ+. 
The president’s new press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, is a lesbian whose partner is CNN’s National Correspondent Suzanne Malveaux, and they reportedly share a child together. This, not surprisingly, has raised <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/06/white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierres-partner-cnn-correspondent-suzanne-malveaux/">concerns</a> of a potential conflict of interest.
Pete Buttigieg, who is married to his male partner, is our country’s Secretary of Transportation.
In addition, as <a href="https://victoryinstitute.org/programs/presidential-appointments-initiative/lgbtq-appointments-in-the-biden-harris-administration/">reported</a> by the LGBTQ Victory Institute, just 100 days into President Biden’s term, “over 200 known LGBTQ people have been appointed to his administration, the most in history at this point in any administration.”
It is little wonder, then, that even Hillary Clinton, herself a <a href="https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/lgbt-equality/">longtime LGBT advocate</a>, did not dispute the statement from the interviewer who <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10932979/Hillary-Clinton-warns-Democrats-obsession-transgender-issues-cost-2024-election.html">said</a>, “Democrats seem to be going out of their way to lose elections by elevating activist causes, notably the transgender debate, which are relevant only to a small minority. What sense does it make to depict JK Rowling as a fascist?”
The answer is that this makes no sense at all. It is not political pragmatism that is driving this agenda, but rather a radical agenda that has pushed political pragmatism aside &#8211; and we’re not even halfway through the term.
Dr. Michael Brown (<a href="http://www.askdrbrown.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.askdrbrown.org</a>) is the host of the nationally syndicated <a href="http://www.lineoffireradio.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Line of Fire</a> radio program. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a professor at a number of seminaries and is the author of 40 books. Connect with him on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AskDrBrown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DrMichaelLBrown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbINn3x-intLp88Zrf8acpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>.
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Biden Administration Is A Vivid Illustration Of LGBTQ+ Activism On Steroids

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Rachel Levine

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Transportation Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg">Pete Buttigieg</a> told Congress Tuesday that Americans could reduce the burden of high <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">gas prices</a> by buying <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/electric-cars">electric vehicles</a>.
The comments before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee occurred as members of the Biden administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-takes-victory-lap-as-gas-prices-inch-downward-still-nearly-twice-as-high-since-his-first-day">took a victory lap</a> over a marginal decline in gas prices. Not mentioning the fact that prices at the pump are now 89% higher than at the beginning of his term, Biden argued on Tuesday that his “actions are working” and “prices are coming down.”
Meanwhile, Buttigieg told lawmakers high fuel prices will lead more Americans to rely on alternatives.
&#8220;The more pain we are all experiencing from the high price of gas, the more benefit there is for those who can access electric vehicle,&#8221; Buttigieg said, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/pete-buttigieg-blasted-touting-benefit-electric-vehicle-owners-pain-high-gas-prices">Fox Business</a>.
&#8220;So you’re saying the more pain we have, the more benefit we’re gonna get?&#8221; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) responded. &#8220;I think that’s what I heard you say.&#8221;
&#8220;Of course — no, no, that’s what you heard me say,” Buttigieg replied. “I know you want me to say it’s so bad but honestly, sir, what we’re saying is we could have no pain at all by making EVs cheaper for everyone.&#8221;
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) told Buttigieg that charging electric vehicles would require several times more energy than running the typical household’s air conditioning — a reality that complicates the Biden administration’s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/#:~:text=President%20Biden%20has%20united%20automakers,in%20the%20U.S.%20by%202030.">goal</a> of 50% electric vehicle adoption by 2030. Nevertheless, Buttigieg and his colleagues have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-electric-cars-will-make-it-so-americans-never-have-to-worry-about-gas-prices-again">argued</a> repeatedly that higher use of clean energy is a silver lining to rising energy prices.
“The people who stand to benefit most from owning an EV are often rural residents who have the most distances to drive, who burn the most gas, and underserved urban residents in areas where there are higher gas prices and lower income,” Buttigieg said last year. “They would gain the most by having that vehicle. These are the very residents who have not always been connected to electric vehicles that are viewed as kind of a luxury item.”
During the week of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the national average price of gasoline was $2.38 per gallon, according to the U.S. <a href="https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&amp;s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG&amp;f=W">Energy Information Administration</a>, and increased to $3.53 per gallon by the week when Russia invaded Ukraine. Prices surpassed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">$5.00 per gallon</a> in early June before subsiding to $4.49 per gallon as of this week.
Yet the White House — which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/peter-doocy-asks-for-a-straight-answer-on-keystone-gets-the-runaround-from-jen-psaki">nixed</a> expansions to the Keystone XL Pipeline last year and has been accused of dragging its feet on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unacceptable-cruz-gop-senators-demand-end-to-oil-and-gas-lease-permit-delays">issuing</a> oil and gas permits — has asserted that “Putin’s Price Hike” is responsible for rising inflation in recent months.
“Putin’s Price Hike hit hard… high gas prices at the pump, energy, and food prices accounted for around half of the monthly price increases, and gas pump prices are up by $2 a gallon in many places since Russian troops began to threaten Ukraine,” Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/president-biden-blames-vladimir-putin-for-record-high-inflation">said</a> in a statement last month. “Even as we continue our work to defend freedom in Ukraine, we must do more — and quickly — to get prices down here in the United States.”

Pete Buttigieg Tells Americans How They Can Channel Their ‘Pain’ At The Pump

Buttigieg Repeats Argument That Americans Should Buy Electric Cars If They Struggle Filling The Tank

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Transportation Secretary <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pete-buttigieg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pete Buttigieg</a> announced new investigations into <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/air-travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">airline</a> companies on Sunday but rejected the possibility of raising the mandatory retirement age for pilots amid persistent <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/labor-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">labor shortages</a>.
During an <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6309346765112#sp=show-clips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with Fox News, Buttigieg told host Mike Emanuel that his agency has “just concluded another ten investigations on airlines” with respect to delayed and canceled flights, but has also “launched another ten or so that we’re going to pursue to make sure that the consumers and passengers are protected.”
Indeed, more than 3,000 <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/over-3000-flights-canceled-in-two-days-amid-severe-weather-warnings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cancellations</a> met passengers in June as a bout of extreme weather hit the Eastern seaboard; Buttigieg, therefore, asked executives to work on <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/flight-cancellations-buttigieg-faa-airlines-performance/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">avoiding</a> cancellations during Fourth of July travel. Yet more than 1,800 cancellations <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-air-travel-conditions-improve-over-fourth-july-weekend-2022-07-05/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">occurred</a> during the holiday weekend.
In 2007, Congress raised the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 60 to 65. Emanuel asked Buttigieg whether he would consider raising the age to 67 — a proposal that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://airlineweekly.com/2022/05/senator-graham-may-propose-raising-u-s-pilot-retirement-age/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly preparing</a>. Buttigieg responded negatively.
“These retirement ages are there for a reason, and the reason is safety. I’m not going to be on board with anything that could compromise safety,” he replied. “Now, what’s clearly the case is we need to cultivate, train, and support a new generation of qualified pilots.”
As the number of air passengers plummeted in 2020 due to the spread of COVID, several airlines <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/09/airline-employees-wrestle-with-voluntary-separation-leave.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered</a> early retirement packages to their employees. Airlines are now attempting to hire more than 12,000 pilots, according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pilot-shortage-start-ageism-rcna34831" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC News</a>, as roughly 5,800 pilots are reaching the age of 65 each year. In response, Buttigieg continued to stress the need to train younger aviators.
“The answer is not to keep the Baby Boomer generation in the cockpit indefinitely,” he continued. “The answer is to make sure we have as many and as good pilots ready to take their place, to have a stronger pipeline. We’re backing that up with FAA programs that support high school and college curriculum to get into aviation, and of course, ultimately, it’ll be for the airlines and those employers to hire and retain excellent talent.”
Airlines have also considered <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-airlines-desperate-for-pilots-consider-cutting-training-requirements" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decreasing training requirements</a> in response to the shortage. Delta said in January that it would introduce signing bonuses and hike pay while removing the requirement for the completion of a bachelor’s degree.
“‘While we feel as strongly as ever about the importance of education, there are highly qualified candidates — people who we would want to welcome to our Delta family — who have gained more than the equivalent of a college education through years of life and leadership experience,” the airline announced. “Making the four-year degree requirement preferred removes unintentional barriers to our Delta flight decks.’”
Meanwhile, Republic Airways — a regional carrier for Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines — sought government permission in April to cut the required number of training hours from 1,500 to 750 for its new pilots.
In the broader economy, the labor force participation rate — the percentage of people who either have a job or are actively looking for one — <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-continue-to-opt-out-of-the-workforce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continues to lag</a> behind pre-recession levels.
“‘There are 755,000 fewer Americans employed today than prior to the pandemic, even as the population age 16 and over has increased by 4.2 million,’” Heritage Foundation research fellow and former U.S. Joint Economic Committee senior economist Rachel Greszler said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire last week. “‘This has caused massive struggles for employers and is directly contributing to inflation, as employers have to pay workers more to do the exact same work they were doing before.’”

Buttigieg Slams Airlines For Flight Cancellations, But Rejects Key Reform

Buttigieg Is Against Raising The Retirement Age For Pilots

Airlines

&#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host Mike Emanuel challenged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg directly after Chasten Buttigieg mocked Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh amid pro-abortion protests.
Emanuel spoke to Buttigieg on Sunday morning, asking whether he believed it was appropriate for the husband of a cabinet secretary to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chasten-buttigieg-mocks-kavanaugh-for-fleeing-restaurant-amid-protests-but-the-joke-blows-up-in-his-face/">suggest</a> that Kavanaugh essentially had it coming when protesters attempted to disrupt his dinner at a Washington, D.C., Morton&#8217;s Steak House. Critics had quickly pushed back on Chasten Buttigieg, arguing that he shouldn&#8217;t be condoning such protests against a man who had recently <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alleged-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-indicted-for-attempted-murder-of-a-justice/">been the target</a> of an alleged assassination attempt.
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&quot;Is that appropriate, Sir?&quot; Fox&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeEmanuelFox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeEmanuelFox</a> challenges Pete Buttigieg after husband Chasten mocks Justice Kavanaugh amid pro-abortion protests. <a href="https://t.co/mLa8591EUh">pic.twitter.com/mLa8591EUh</a>
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&#8220;Let’s go to a red-hot issue in Washington, your husband tweeted after Justice Brett Kavanaugh left a Washington restaurant due to protesters — the tweet reads, &#8216;Sounds like he just wanted some privacy to make his own dining decisions.&#8217; Is that appropriate, sir?&#8221; Emanuel asked.
Buttigieg began by saying that while he agreed that public officials should be protected from &#8220;violence, harassment, and intimidation,&#8221; he said that they should expect people to protest peacefully and criticize them in public spaces.
&#8220;That is what happened in this case. Remember, the justice never even came into contact with these protesters, reportedly didn’t see or hear them,&#8221; Buttigieg continued. &#8220;These protesters are upset because an important rite that the majority of Americans support was taken away. Not only the right to choose, by the way, but this justice was part of the process of stripping away the right to privacy. As long as I’ve been alive, settled case law in the United States has been that the Constitution protected the right to privacy. That has now been thrown out the window by justices, including Justice Kavanaugh who I recall swore up and down in front of God and everyone including United States Congress that they were going to leave settled case law alone. So yes, people are upset. They’re going to exercise their First Amendment rights long as it’s peaceful that is protected.&#8221;
Buttigieg then tried to invoke January 6th, claiming that the rioters had been &#8220;summoned&#8221; to the Capitol &#8220;for the purpose of overthrowing the election,&#8221; arguing that they had &#8220;very nearly succeeded in preventing the peaceful transfer of power.&#8221;
&#8220;But as a high-profile public figure, sir, are you comfortable with protesters protesting when you and your husband go to dinner at a restaurant?&#8221; Emanuel pressed again.
&#8220;Protesting peacefully outside in a public space, sure. Look, I can’t even tell you the number of spaces, venues, and scenarios where I have been protested. The bottom line is this: any public figure should always, always be free from violence, intimidation, and harassment, but should never be free from criticism or people exercising their First Amendment rights,&#8221; he said.

‘Is That Appropriate, Sir?’: Fox News Host Challenges Pete Buttigieg After Chasten Mocks Justice Kavanaugh

Fox News Host Challenges Pete Buttigieg After Chasten Mocks Justice Kavanaugh

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Fox News Sunday

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Chasten Buttigieg took some serious backlash for a tweet that appeared to condone protesters who forced Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to leave a Washington, D.C., restaurant through the back exit.
Buttigieg responded to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shutdowndc-promises-to-pay-tipsters-for-scotus-whereabouts/">reports about Kavanaugh</a> — published Friday in <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/07/08/schumer-ups-pressure-on-mcconnell-in-usica-reconciliation-dance-00044652?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc527c0005&amp;nlid=630318">Politico&#8217;s Playbook</a> — by invoking the Court&#8217;s recent decision overturning the landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and appearing to suggest that the justice had it coming.
&#8220;Sounds like he just wanted some privacy to make his own dining decisions,&#8221; Buttigieg tweeted.
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Sounds like he just wanted some privacy to make his own dining decisions. <a href="https://t.co/pAUiYqxIHT">https://t.co/pAUiYqxIHT</a>
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Jeryl Bier noted that Kavanaugh had recently been the target of an <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alleged-would-be-kavanaugh-assassin-indicted-for-attempted-murder-of-a-justice/">alleged assassination attempt</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JerylBier/status/1545493734250479618">tweeting</a>, &#8220;Sounds like you&#8217;re making light of someone who recently was the target of an assassination attempt.&#8221;
&#8220;Someone tried to assassinate Kavanaugh a few weeks ago in the home he shares with his wife and very young daughters,&#8221; Ellen Carmichael <a href="https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/1545492622306938880">added</a>. &#8220;You&#8217;re married to a cabinet secretary. This tweet is deeply irresponsible, and you should be ashamed of yourself. I&#8217;m actually stunned that someone who is the spouse of a public official would have so little self-restraint and maturity as to post something like this. Absolutely repugnant behavior.&#8221;
&#8220;Extremely unbecoming behavior that could have dangerous consequences for public servants and their families. If you can&#8217;t handle being a freaking grown-up in public life, then maybe you shouldn&#8217;t try to peddle books and try to become a minor celebrity. Truly gross,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And I find it odd that the guy who had no problem with his cabinet secretary spouse taking off extended paternity leave in the middle of a massive supply chain crisis for the sake of their young family can&#8217;t see how other public servants&#8217; families deserve protection.&#8221;
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And I find it odd that the guy who had no problem with his cabinet secretary spouse taking off extended paternity leave in the middle of a massive supply chain crisis for the sake of their young family can&#39;t see how other public servants&#39; families deserve protection.
&mdash; Ellen Carmichael 🌻 (@ellencarmichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/ellencarmichael/status/1545494449362542601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Ricochet editor-in-chief Jon Gabriel added, &#8220;What happens if MAGA types start showing up where ever you and Pete go? This continued escalation is a dangerous game, especially since Kavanaugh just had an assassination attempt on him. You don&#8217;t want the world you&#8217;re advocating for.&#8221;
&#8220;Would you and your husband enjoy being hounded out of restaurants by mobs? In DC — or your new &#8216;home&#8217; state of Michigan?&#8221; Guy Benson <a href="https://twitter.com/guypbenson/status/1545607164387119104">asked</a>. &#8220;I’m sure there are people who would accommodate that. Is this where we want to go &amp; what we want to celebrate?&#8221;
Ted Frank suggested putting the shoe on the other foot, <a href="https://twitter.com/tedfrank/status/1545517835664908295">tweeting</a>, &#8220;It seems like the Ironic Protestors for Civility also need to be interrupting the dinners of the families of cabinet officials and White House press spokespeople.&#8221;

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Chasten Buttigieg Mocks Kavanaugh For Fleeing Restaurant Amid Protests — But The Joke Blows Up In His Face

Chasten Buttigieg Dragged For Mocking Kavanaugh For Fleeing Restaurant Amid Protests

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Japanese automakers Toyota and Subaru announced a recall on their first mass-produced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/electric-cars">electric vehicles</a> (EVs) Thursday because their wheels could potentially fall off.
Toyota, the world’s largest car seller, said it would be recalling 2,700 of its bZ4X SUVs, 260 of which were reserved for the United States. Subaru also announced a recall the same day on 2,600 of its Solterras, the company’s first all-electric vehicle made in partnership with Toyota, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/toyota-recalls-2700-electric-vehicles-2022-06-23/">according</a> to a report from Reuters.
“Japan&#8217;s safety regulator said sharp turns and sudden braking could cause a hub bolt to loosen, raising the risk of a wheel coming off the vehicle. It said it was not aware of any accidents being caused by the defect,” Reuters reported.
A spokesperson for Toyota warned, “No one should drive these vehicles until the remedy is performed,” <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/24/toyota-issues-recall-for-electric-suv-following-concerns-about-wheels.html">according</a> to CNBC. Japan’s safety regulators also said people should not drive the recalled vehicles until the company figured out a “permanent” repair measure.
&#8220;We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this causes you,&#8221; Toyota said on its website. &#8220;We would have repaired it as soon as possible, but we are investigating the details.&#8221;
A Subaru spokesperson said none of its recalled Solterras had been delivered to U.S. customers yet.
The EV recall comes as some Democrats have touted switching from gasoline and diesel-fueled cars to EVs as gas prices hit <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-s-national-average-price-of-gasoline-hits-new-all-time-record-high-report-says">record highs</a> in recent months. Earlier this month, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tone-deaf-while-americans-suffer-inflation-dem-senator-brags-about-avoiding-gas-prices-with-her-ev">bragged</a> about avoiding gas prices by driving her EV from Michigan to Washington, D.C.
“I do have to say, on the issue of gas prices, after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my electric vehicle, I got it and drove it from Michigan to here last weekend, and went by every single gas station. It didn’t matter how high (gas prices) was,” Stabenow said.
“And so I’m looking forward to the opportunity for us to move to vehicles that aren’t going to be dependent on the whims of the oil companies and the international markets,” the senator added.
Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tell-me-youre-a-liberal-elite-without-telling-me-youre-a-liberal-elite-cruz-rips-buttigieg-pushing-evs-while-gas-prices-soar">pushed</a> for Americans to buy EVs in a March press conference. “Last month we announced a $5 billion investment to build out a nationwide electric vehicle charging network so that people from rural to urban to suburban communities can all benefit from the gas savings of driving an EV,” Buttigieg said.

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Chasten Buttigieg on Wednesday went after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) over a Father&#8217;s Day post she issued celebrating dads as &#8220;fundamental.&#8221;
&#8220;The role of the father is absolutely fundamental to the family and to society as a whole,&#8221; Boebert wrote. &#8220;On this Father’s Day, I want to send out a shoutout of gratitude to all the dads across America!&#8221;
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The role of the father is absolutely fundamental to the family and to society as a whole. 
On this Father’s Day, I want to send out a shoutout of gratitude to all the dads across America!
&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href="https://twitter.com/laurenboebert/status/1538537944151117825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Chasten, who has two children via<a href="https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/21/pete-chasten-buttigieg-twins-view/"> surrogate</a> with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, suggested Boebert&#8217;s post was hypocritical because the Republican previously mocked the secretary for taking a full two months off for paternity leave during the <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/supply-chain-problems-persist-heading-into-the-back-to-school-season-and-the-solutions-give-rise-to-a-new-set-of-risks-11655825992">still-raging</a> supply-chain crisis.
&#8220;Our two-month-old son was on a ventilator at the children&#8217;s hospital when you attacked my husband for being with his family,&#8221; Chasten criticized Boebert. &#8220;I watched him take calls and Zooms from our hospital room all day, managing crisis after crisis while our son&#8217;s heart monitor beeped in the background.&#8221;
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Our two-month-old son was on a ventilator at the children&#39;s hospital when you attacked my husband for being with his family. I watched him take calls and Zooms from our hospital room all day, managing crisis after crisis while our son&#39;s heart monitor beeped in the background. <a href="https://t.co/zRkLiAANgV">pic.twitter.com/zRkLiAANgV</a>
&mdash; Chasten Buttigieg (@Chasten) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chasten/status/1539693297911881728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Boebert in November <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p_R7XjcFsE&amp;t=345s">criticized</a> &#8220;Mayor Pete&#8221; for being MIA during &#8220;one of the worst supply-chain crises since 1979.&#8221;
&#8220;The guy was gone &#8212; the guy was not working,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Because why? He was trying to figure out how to chest-feed.&#8221;
&#8220;Listen, I&#8217;m a mother of four,&#8221; the Republican continued. &#8220;I delivered one of my children in the front seat of my truck. &#8230; As a mom of four, we got things to do; ain&#8217;t nobody got time for two-and-a-half months of paternity leave. We have a world to save, here.&#8221;
Boebert suggested that while Buttigieg was not working he was using the same time to build &#8220;up his image,&#8221; noting an Amazon Prime documentary titled &#8220;Mayor Pete,&#8221; which was released in October 2021.
CNN host Jake Tapper in October pressed Buttigieg on why there was no announcement about his leave and no appointment of an acting secretary in the interim, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/17/buttigieg-defends-being-on-paternity-leave-amid-supply-chain-crisis/">reported</a> at the time.
Buttigieg brushed off the question and claimed that the department’s deputy secretary Polly Trottenberg was “doing phenomenal work” while he was gone for two months.
The transportation secretary went on to say he was &#8220;proud&#8221; of taking the time off, while claiming that he realized he still had to be &#8220;available 24/7.&#8221;
“Even though I have been on paternity leave, and I’m proud of it, obviously, given the nature of my job, when you take a job like mine, you understand and accept that you’re going to have to be available 24/7, depending on what’s going on, and you’re going to have to engage,” Buttigieg said.
“And I did, even if that meant taking a phone call or making a decision from a hospital room,&#8221; the former presidential candidate added. &#8220;But I am so thankful for the phenomenal work that my colleagues at the Department of Transportation have done and are doing.&#8221;
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, too, criticized Buttigieg&#8217;s lengthy absence, which can be viewed, below:
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