Inspector General Closes Ethics Probe Into Elaine Chao, Angering Dems

Matthew Foldi
March 5, 2021 4:50 PM

Democrats and liberal groups are calling for further action after a Tuesday report from the Department of Transportation's inspector general ended the probe into former Trump administration transportation secretary Elaine Chao without disciplinary action.

NERD ALERT: Pete Buttigieg Rides Communal Bicycle Home From Work, Wears Helmet

Andrew Stiles
February 26, 2021 12:10 PM

Pete Buttigieg, the 39-year-old former mayor who failed upward to become secretary of transportation, wore a helmet while riding a communal bicycle home from the office on Thursday. The humiliating episode was captured on video and shared on social media by a reporter for THE POLITICO.

Buttigieg’s Former Firm Shells Out $573 Million to Evade Lawsuits Over Role in Opioid Crisis

Also busted for fixing bread prices in Canada

Andrew Stiles
February 4, 2021 11:50 AM

The controversial consulting firm where Pete Buttigieg worked after graduating from Oxford has agreed to pay $573 million as part of a multi-state legal settlement over its role advising major drug manufacturers during the opioid crisis.

Look Out, Pete: There’s a Younger, Hotter White Dude Rising Up the Democratic Party Ladder

Andrew Stiles
January 7, 2021 4:45 PM

Pete Buttigieg, 38, could be forgiven for thinking he was the youngest, hottest white dude working his way up the Democratic Party ladder. Despite a weak resume comprising a failed presidential campaign, a failed campaign for DNC chairman, and an eight-year tenure as mayor of Indiana's fourth-largest city, Buttigieg was recently nominated to head the U.S. Department of Transportation.

ANALYSIS: Media Coverage of Biden Administration Will Be as Hard to Parody as Donald Trump

Andrew Stiles
December 21, 2020 5:00 PM

It is often said that Donald Trump killed satire because many of his actions (and tweets) since announcing his campaign for president were so outlandish they could not be parodied. (Case in point.) The same will not be said of the media's coverage of the Biden administration. But early indications suggest it will be just as true. Specifically, the recent coverage of Pete Buttigieg's nomination to lead the Department of Transportation has been just as destructive to satire.

Mayor Pete Goes to Washington

Biden to nominate 38-year-old memoirist, beloved by 'boat shoe' libs, for secretary of transportation

Andrew Stiles
December 15, 2020 5:25 PM

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Pete Buttigieg for secretary of transportation, a move that will delight a core segment of the Democratic base.

Contra Axios, Pete Buttigieg Will Never Be President

He's reportedly being considered for U.S. ambassador to China, a post typically reserved for older, qualified politicians

Andrew Stiles
December 9, 2020 3:10 PM

Axios has reported a "scoop" regarding the future of Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old didgeridoo aficionado who could have won the Democratic primary in 2020—if just white landowners were allowed to vote.

Buttigieg Campaign Office to Become Pole Dancing Studio

A fitting homage to former mayor's legacy of aggressive gentrification

Andrew Stiles
November 23, 2020 2:35 PM

Pete Buttigieg's former campaign headquarters in South Bend, Ind., has found a new tenant.

White Obama Strikes Again

REVIEW: 'Trust: America's Best Chance' by Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg

Andrew Stiles
November 1, 2020 5:00 AM

Pete Buttigieg has written another book, his second political memoir in as many years, because of course he has. Trust: America's Best Chance is "not an election book," he writes, "but I believed it was important to share these thoughts ahead of the November 2020 elections."

Biden Surrogate Says He’s Open to Court Packing

Josh Christenson
October 18, 2020 1:15 PM

While Democrats have implied their intention to pack the Supreme Court for weeks, Sen. Chris Coons (D., Del.) on Sunday explicitly said he was “open” to adding justices to the High Court.