Biden’s Transportation Czar Pete Buttigieg managed to find a way to blame former President Donald Trump for the catastrophe that has unfolded in East Palestine, Ohio over the past two weeks. Buttigieg was criticized heavily on social media yesterday after he failed to acknowledge the crisis, and instead decided to focus on the lack of diversity that exists in the American construction sector.

The Department of Transportation has plans to take on derailments like the ones that have taken place in Ohio and Arizona over the past few weeks. Buttigieg said his agency has been plagued by Trump-era statutes.

“In the wake of the East Palestine derailment and its impact on hundreds of residents, we’re seeing lots of newfound or renewed (and welcome) interest in our work on rail safety, so I wanted to share more about what we’ve been doing in this area,” Buttigieg tweeted.

In the wake of the East Palestine derailment and its impact on hundreds of residents, we’re seeing lots of newfound or renewed (and welcome) interest in our work on rail safety, so I wanted to share more about what we’ve been doing in this area:

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 14, 2023

“We’re constrained by law on some areas of rail regulation (like the braking rule withdrawn by the Trump administration in 2018 because of a law passed by Congress in 2015), but we are using the powers we do have to keep people safe.”

We’re constrained by law on some areas of rail regulation (like the braking rule withdrawn by the Trump administration in 2018 because of a law passed by Congress in 2015), but we are using the powers we do have to keep people safe. https://t.co/xRyyYpGOwd

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) February 14, 2023

“And of course, I’m always ready to work with Congress on furthering (or in some cases, restoring) our capacity to address rail safety issues,” the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana added.

Since the disaster unfolded, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Norfolk Southern, and state officials have said residents can return to their homes and that the air and water are safe to drink.

“The railroad company is responsible for this and for these people who went back to their homes. Their homes should have been tested. Their homes should have been cleaned. From the onset, these people were being marginalized in an effort to mitigate this,” said Sil Caggiano, a local hazardous materials specialist to Fox News.