Buttigieg says 'overhaul' needed for agencies targeted by Trump

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said this week that there are deep flaws within government programs, saying his time in the Biden administration “radicalized” him to recognize the need for extensive reforms in the federal bureaucracy.

Buttigieg’s profile has risen as a likely 2028 Democratic presidential contender. In an interview with NOTUS published Monday, the onetime Cabinet member said he did not agree with the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate agencies such as the Education Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. However, Buttigieg said big changes are needed for such programs to operate effectively, warning that it is “the wrong answer to go back to what we had before.”