Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently took aim at Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for his comment about roads being racist. In an extraordinary monologue, Carlson exposed the hypocrisy of Buttigieg’s remarks and called on him to resign from his position.
During a recent interview, Pete Buttigieg was asked about how he planned to address racism in America’s infrastructure. He replied that some of the roads he was responsible for overseeing were “racist” in nature. This raised eyebrows, as it seemed as though Buttigieg was implying that all roads in America are inherently racist and need to be changed drastically in order to provide equal access to all citizens.
Tucker Carlson attacked this assertion with a vengeance during his show on Monday night. He accused Buttigieg of having a superficial understanding of racism and argued that by making such comments, he had disqualified himself from serving as Secretary of Transportation. Carlson also argued that if someone truly believed that roads were racist, they should not be allowed to oversee them, but rather should resign their position out of principle.
It remains to be seen whether or not Buttigieg will take any action based on Tucker Carlson’s criticism. What is clear, however, is that his comment about roads being “racist” has sparked a strong debate among political pundits and everyday Americans alike. No matter what your viewpoint is on the issue, it’s safe to say that this is one conversation that won’t end anytime soon!
“These were roads that refused to respond to reason and clearly had no intention of changing and joining the 21st century. Some of these roads literally had white stripes painted on them. White stripes. Jim Crow stuff. Buttigieg seemed shocked by the whole thing,” Carlson continued. “They don’t have roads like that back in South Bend, Indiana. So for Pete Buttigieg, it was a pivot point.”
Carlson said that Buttigieg reacted to the racism of roads by pushing to address climate change, especially decrying the use of fossil fuels. The Fox News host noted that Buttigieg and other prominent climate change activists, including former Secretary of State John Kerry, used private jets on multiple occasions.
“Reverend Pete is the Jimmy Swaggart of climate clergy. He was commanding you not to do it, at the same time he has been doing it himself in a very big way. Way more than you ever thought of doing it. Reverend Pete has sinned, oh boy has he, in a dark and very naughty way,” Carlson said. “In less than two years, Buttigieg has flown private at taxpayer expense nearly 20 times.
“He’s jetted to Ohio and Florida and New Hampshire among other places,” Carlson added. “In September, Buttigieg took an FAA jet to a Canadian gay rights ceremony to accept an award for his LGBTQ + advocacy, something else he’s been doing since he gave up on the roads. All this has been extremely expensive for you and every other taxpayer.”
DailyCaller actually reached out to Pete’s team for a comment about this stupid mess and guess what? They never responded.
