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

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

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

Pete Buttigieg criticized Donald Trump's handling of a fatal midair collision, highlighting his own safety record and calling for leadership instead of blame.

Donald Trump called former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as “a disaster,” blaming him for the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA)'s diversity objectives.

Without providing any evidence, Trump harshly attacked Democrats for supposedly lowering standards for air traffic controllers, which he suggested could have led to the crash.

Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River. Among those in the president’s crosshairs were Barack Obama,

Trump used a White House briefing about Wednesday night’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River to rail against the Obama and Biden

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg fired back at Trump after being blamed for the recent plane crash in Washington, D.C.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.