Buttigieg Responds To Train Derailment Critics By Attacking Their Lack Of T.J. Maxx Expertise

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has responded to critics of his neglect of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, by calling them members of the “elite” who can’t relate to the average American because they don’t know “the difference between a T.J. Maxx and a Kohl’s.” The Ohio train derailment occurred on February 3 when dozens of rail cars, including 11 that had been carrying toxic chemicals, derailed in a town near the state’s border with Pennsylvania. Buttigieg neglected the disaster, refusing to even visit the site until three weeks later after receiving wide criticism. Buttigieg made his comments during


