The inspector general’s office will investigate Buttigieg’s use of department aircraft, saying in a memo that it is determining whether the department “complied with Federal regulations, policies, and procedures regarding executive travel on DOT aircraft.”
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) requested the audit in December 2022, suggesting Buttigieg has misused government resources with more than a dozen logged flights on government jets. …
Buttigieg took 18 flights on Federal Aviation Administration jets for official trips costing $41,905.20, the secretary’s office told the Washington Post. The department also claimed that in all but one instance the private travel was less expensive than a commercial flight.
[Perhaps so, but then an audit shouldn’t be a problem for Buttigieg. This seems less of an issue than the fact that Buttigieg usually fails to show up in a crisis, but that doesn’t mean this is not worth pursuing. — Ed]
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