Pete Buttigieg, former transportation secretary and former South Bend mayor, called Trump's comments during today's press briefing "despicable."

Trump blames diversity. Buttigieg blames Trump for disbanding aviation security advisory committee a week before the crash.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is known for keeping a cool head when confronted with idiocy. However, President Donald Trump’s press briefing yesterday over the plane tragedy in Washington DC on Wednesday evening prompted a blunt,

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth provided a key update on Friday morning following the deadly air crash in Washington, DC, on Wednesday evening. During an interview on Fox & Friends, Hegseth defended President Donald Trump partially blaming DEI for the disaster.

Buttigieg pointed out that the U.S. hadn't had a deadly airline crash in 16 years and that Trump fired "key personnel who helped keep our skies safe."

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back after President Trump criticized the Biden administration and diversity initiatives in the aftermath of a deadly midair collision outside

"Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch," Buttigieg wrote on X.

Trump used a White House briefing about Wednesday night’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River to rail against the Obama and Biden

President Trump on Thursday appeared to blame diversity initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for weakening safety following a deadly midair collision near Reagan National

Pete Buttigieg was less than thrilled when President Donald Trump called him out Thursday during a news conference.

Former Transporation Sec. Pete Buttigieg blasted President Donald Trump after the commander in chief excoriated the Democrat during a press briefing.