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Pete Buttigieg Hits The Road One Last Time (For Now)


Published on 2024-12-16 09:20:48 - Rolling Stone
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  • The transportation secretary talks about the past four years
  • "the Big Deal," Elon Musk, Donald Trump
  • and what comes next

The Rolling Stone article discusses U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's perspective on Elon Musk and Donald Trump, highlighting their impact on public discourse and policy. Buttigieg critiques Musk's influence, particularly through his control of Twitter (now known as X Corp), where he believes Musk has allowed misinformation to proliferate, affecting public understanding of transportation issues like electric vehicles and infrastructure. He also addresses Trump's legacy, noting how Trump's administration rolled back numerous regulations, which Buttigieg's department is now working to restore or strengthen. Buttigieg expresses concern over the politicization of transportation issues, such as the debate over electric vehicles, which he sees as unnecessarily divisive. He emphasizes the need for factual, science-based policy-making in transportation, contrasting this with the sensationalism and misinformation spread by figures like Musk and Trump.

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[ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/pete-buttigieg-transportation-secretary-elon-musk-donald-trump-1235202067/ ]