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Pete Buttigieg holds Butte, Montana town hall and criticizes Sean Duffy

politicsMay 17, 202621434

On May 17, 2026, Pete Buttigieg held a live town hall in Butte, Montana, where he took audience questions and sharply criticized Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Buttigieg called Duffy's seven-month cross-country reality show a "national 'embarrassment'" and said Duffy was "celebrating" the trip instead of addressing transportation policy and safety concerns. By airing those criticisms in Butte, a traditionally working-class Montana town, Buttigieg framed Cabinet accountability as tied to infrastructure and safety priorities affecting rural communities.

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