A new poll from Rasmussen Reports has found that a majority of likely voters want Pete Buttigieg to resign from his position as transportation secretary.

Buttigieg never should have been given this job in the first place. This was just his reward for backing out of the 2020 Democrat primary and endorsing Biden.

He clearly thought this would be a do-nothing job that would set him up for another presidential run, but his mishandling of the disaster in East Palestine, Ohio is dashing his future plans.

Breitbart News reports:

Poll: Majority Want Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Resign

A majority of likely voters want Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign for how he handled the toxic train derailment affecting East Palestine, Ohio, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.

Buttigieg was slow to respond to train derailment in the Buckeye State, only opting to visit the area after former President Trump made an effort, the latter of whom made sure that the people of the area knew they were not forgotten.

Buttigieg, however, only opted to visit the state after Trump, who delivered truckloads of water and bought first responders and others lunch, already had. Prior to Trump’s visit, Buttigieg said he would visit the area when the “time is right.” That time conveniently occurred after Trump’s visit. However, at the time of the visit, neither Buttigieg nor his spokeswoman explained why it took roughly three weeks to visit the area…

The survey asked, “Should Buttigieg resign as a result of how the Transportation Department handled the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio?”

Most, 51 percent, said he should resign, followed by 36 percent who said he should not and 13 percent who remain unsure.

He should resign. He is useless.

Ohio disaster derails Pete Buttigieg @Rasmussen_Poll — Majorities of men, women voters believe he should resign as a result of the Ohio train disaster.

52% of whites, 42% of blacks and 53% of other minorities think Buttigieg should resign.https://t.co/Lt8VFWYhhd pic.twitter.com/T11CMPuKlL

— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) March 13, 2023

Pete Buttigieg should resign.

— GOP (@GOP) March 7, 2023

"Pete Buttigieg has shown he is unfit to lead Dept. of Transportation and must resign immediately… he has been more focused on diversity training and identity politics than on building and maintaining America's transportation…Put the wokes before the folks"

– @RepMikeCollins pic.twitter.com/qlct1DZAna

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) March 8, 2023

If Buttigieg tries to run for president again, all of this will be revisited.

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A split jury means an Islamic terrorist who killed eight people and maimed many more on a bike path in New York City will avoid the death penalty.

Sayfullo Saipov, 35, is an Uzbekistan citizen who was living in New Jersey at the time of the October 2017 attack, during which he drove a rental truck down a crowded bike path to deliberately and indiscriminately kill and maim anyone that he could.

The attack killed five tourists from Argentina, two Americans, and a Belgian woman.

Click Orlando reports, “Prosecutors said he sped up, trying to kill as many people as he could, and his plan to drive to the Brooklyn Bridge and kill even more was thwarted when he crashed into a school bus. He left the wrecked vehicle shouting ‘God is great’ in Arabic, wielding paintball and pellet guns, before being shot by a police officer.

The report added, “Prosecutors said he smiled as he asked that an Islamic State group flag be posted on the wall of his hospital room.”

The same federal jury that was split on the death penalty convicted Saipov in January on 28 charges, including murder in aid of racketeering and supporting a terrorist organization.

After the attack, former President Donald Trump tweeted that Saipov “SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!”

“Biden pledged during his campaign to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment, and no federal executions have taken place since he took office. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland imposed a moratorium on executions for federal crimes in 2021, but he has allowed U.S. prosecutors to continue advocating for capital punishment in cases inherited from previous administrations,” Click Orlando reports.

The report said that “during his trial, Saipov seemed moved by testimony from his father and sisters. Otherwise he sat quietly, shoulders slumped, as he listened through headphones to the testimony of victims, including a woman from Belgium who lost her legs, and her husband, who needed brain surgery because of the attack.”

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams issued a statement thanking the families of the dead and the survivors “for their patience and understanding as the legal process played out.”

Saipov will now serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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