GOP politician calls Buttigieg “Mayor Buttplug”

A Republican elected official has come under fire for calling gay Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg a homophobic name during a Facebook Live show, Conservative Conversations with Friends Around the World.

Waynesboro, Virginia Vice Mayor Jim Wood (R) made the comments on his February 15, 2023 show, where he was attacking Buttigieg for the train derailment in Ohio. Conservatives have chosen to blame Buttigieg for the train derailment, arguing that he should have reacted to it faster, while Buttigieg has said that the rollback of a train brake rule during the Trump administration may be to blame.

“Look at Ohio right now at this train derailment,” Wood said. “You know the staff that ol’ Pete Buttplug or whatever his name is, is telling everybody, you know, don’t pay attention to that over there, that’s no big deal, oh wait a minute, that’s Trump’s fault.”

Wood said that he…

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