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

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

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters announced this week he will not seek reelection, setting the stage for a potentially crowded 2026 race.

President Donald Trump didn’t hold back when it came to sharing his thoughts during a news conference about the fatal collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter. During his briefing late Thursday morning on the D.

President Donald Trump slammed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for running the agency "into the ground" following the D.C. plane crash disaster.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed President Donald Trump on Thursday after Trump blamed the deadly midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River on diversity,

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to President Trump’s criticism of the FAA and the prior administration, calling it “despicable” at a time of tragedy and disputing his characterization of events.

"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.

The press conference ended at 1:20 a.m. on the East Coast, and Duffy was back at it at 7 a.m. Thursday morning to speak again about the worst commercial airline disaster in 16 years. He spoke at a third press conference at 11 a.m., this time following combative remarks from President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington. At a news conference on Thursday, he quickly veered into politics to speculate that Democrats and diversity initiatives could be to blame for the deaths of 67 people in the collision.

I have seen zero evidence to this point that's to suggest that this collision had anything to do with DEI and speculation at this time is highly irresponsible,” said Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a military helicopter pilot.