'Woke Rules': Ric Grenell Blasts Buttigieg and Explains Why He Was Hired

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'Woke Rules': Ric Grenell Blasts Buttigieg and Explains Why He Was Hired
Spencer Brown

Posted: Oct 15, 2021 5:15 PM

Biden's Secretary of Transportation — former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg — is under fire this week for his absence during an escalating supply chain crisis that threatens to leave American stores filled with little more than empty shelves ahead of the busy holiday shopping season.

As Katie explained earlier on the supply chain problems, "the situation has reached crisis levels as 250,000 shipping containers remain offshore" waiting to be offloaded at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach while "Americans across the country are experiencing shortages" that are expected to become more widespread.

"It turns out," Katie reported, "Buttigieg has been on paternity leave, and while he's had plenty of time to do interviews for People magazine about his home life, he hasn't been at work."

At this point, focusing on arguments about Buttigieg's decision to take paternity leave misses the larger question of why Mayor Pete was tapped for a key role in Biden's cabinet overseeing America's transportation system despite his inability to handle potholes in South Bend.

Ric Grenell — who served in the Trump administration as Ambassador to Germany and Director of National Intelligence — called out both Biden and Buttigieg for the debacle:

https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1448991431759044611

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Pete was taking selfies with people at the airport as he was flying to Chicago. Odd way to bond with the babies

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I love to see a gay man like Ric calling out the stupidity of a diversity hire like Mayor Pete.

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Technically, Buttigieg could take another 12 weeks off for the second adopted child.  It's the 'paid leave' part that gets me because that goes above and beyond the law.

Of course it was never imagined in the private sector that a high level corporate executive would walk away from his/her post for 12 weeks.  This is considered part of the job.  When one is collecting a quarter million in salary, one is expected to give the corporation his/her full attention 24/7. 

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Oddly, I don't think Cabinet members are covered by all federal benefits. I'm not sure they are federal employees because they would fall under all of the Fed rules which could compromise the Executive Branch