Read more about our investigation on Fox News. Trust: Americas Best Chance is a book written by Pete Buttigieg, the former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. This is hypocrisy at its finest, and these troubling expenses to taxpayers must come under immediate scrutiny,” said Caitlin Sutherland, Executive Director of Americans for Public Trust.īuttigieg used the FAA private jet to travel to Florida, Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada, Oklahoma, New Hampshire - states largely considered to be swing states in recent federal elections.įormer Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was forced to resign after reportedly taking 26 private jet flights, costing taxpayers about $1.2 million. And for someone so holier-than-thou on reducing emissions, Buttigieg sure doesn’t seem to mind the pollution caused by his literal jet-setting. In response to ridiculousness, his face stays largely still, but his peaked eyebrows rise a. Yet, he gets to avoid all that by taking taxpayer-funded private jets to destinations with readily available commercial airline options. He is a dispassionate figure in an emotional medium. “Every day Americans face flight cancellations and long wait times because Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has completely mismanaged air travel.

Liveright Publishing announced Wednesday that the former Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor had written Trust: America’s Best Chance, scheduled for release Oct. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, an advocate of increased government action to curb carbon emissions, has taken at least 18 flights using taxpayer-funded private jets since taking office, according to flight tracking data obtained by Americans for Public Trust. NEW YORK (AP) Pete Buttigieg’s next book has a unifying message.

Trust by Pete Buttigieg