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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appeared on CNN Wednesday, to talk about evacuation preparations underway in Florida, as Hurricane Milton approaches. He also offered a calm voice to counter the stream of misinformation and disinformation being pushed by right-wing politicians and their supporters regarding the relief efforts underway in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
“We're working through our Federal Highway Administration with Florida's DOT and local officials. Things like making sure that the shoulder can be used to effectively add a lane on I-4 or I-75,” Buttigieg explained. “The airlines have added capacity and capped fares going out of the affected airports. But most of those are either closed or they're about to close.”
Host John Berman also asked Buttigieg about his handling of billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk, who has been promoting misinformation on X.
