Biden team deletes ad mocking Buttigieg after nominating him for DOT secretary

Published December 17, 2020 3:07pm ET



President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team deleted a primary election ad that slammed Pete Buttigieg’s lack of experience now that the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor has been nominated to be Biden’s secretary for the Department of Transportation.

“Both Vice President Biden and former Mayor Buttigieg have taken on tough fights. Under threat of a nuclear Iran, Joe Biden helped to negotiate the Iran deal,” the deleted ad said. “And under the threat of disappearing pets, Buttigieg negotiated lighter licensing regulations on pet chip scanners.”

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