Pete Buttigieg Twists Knife Amid Trump’s Aviation Meltdown

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Pete Buttigieg kicked off his public remarks ahead of a concert on Friday night with a nod to the aviation chaos that was unfolding across America.

The former secretary of transportation was in Denver, Colorado, for a Democratic Party conference that was supposed to be a victory lap after the midterms.

“Mayor Pete” was scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. on Friday and took the stage not long after the FAA decided to ground all air traffic.

“I’ll begin with a public service announcement,” he said affably. “I will be available in the hotel bar following the concert for anybody who needs to rebook their flights, or get a refund per your rights.”

The FAA lifted the ground stop—the most significant disruption to air travel in the United States since 9/11—a little over four hours later, just after 8 p.m.

After his remarks, Buttigieg held a brief press conference, saying the stoppage was very concerning.

“Like everyone else, very concerned about what’s going on in the national airspace,” he began, before clarifying that he didn’t “claim to have any inside knowledge.”

“I’m a person watching this as a member of the traveling public who has a flight tomorrow, but I know that lots of people’s flights have been disrupted.”

He then praised the public servants working to fix the problem. “I imagine this is a very stressful day for them, but also they’re very dedicated public servants, and hopefully they will get this resolved quickly,” he said.

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