Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this week used a faulty analogy on Fox News to taunt Americans for refusing to buy overpriced, environmentally damaging electric vehicles. But Americans on social media gave the inept and elitist Buttigieg a brutal reality check afterward.
Buttigieg was a guest on “America’s Newsroom” with John Roberts and Sandra Smith when he embarrassed himself. Roberts opened by telling Buttigieg about the collapsing Tesla sales and auto companies laying off large chunks of their workforces at electric plants.
He then pivoted to asking why the Biden regime continued to try to shove EVs down everyone’s throats. Buttigieg responded by spinning EV statistics before mocking Americans resistant to EVs being stuck in the past, comparing the situation to people who resisted the cell phone revolution in the early 2000s and wanted landline phones forever instead.
WATCH:
Pete Buttigieg disparages Americans who don’t want to be forced into electric vehicles:
“I feel like it’s the early 2000s and I’m talking to some people who think that we can just have landline phones forever.” pic.twitter.com/fnHXMOGdlu
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 2, 2024
Relevant transcript:
Roberts: Tesla sales fell 8.5% in the first quarter of this year. Ford this week is laying off two-thirds of its workforce at the F-150 electric lighting plant. It’s also scaling back a battery production facility because of sagging sales.
EV sales are nowhere near what this president wanted or expected, yet the administration continues to shove them down consumers’ throats. Why?
Buttigieg: Let’s be clear that the automotive sector is moving toward EVs, and we can’t pretend otherwise. Sometimes, when these debates happen, I feel like it’s the early 2000s, and I’m talking to some people who think that we can just have landline phones forever.
Social media users quickly jumped on the flaws in Buttigieg’s arguments. There were reasons why cell phones were better than landlines, whereas EVs have several drawbacks compared to gas-powered cars and the only way for EVs to be “competitive” is to crack down on traditional vehicles.
Moreover, landlines cost almost nothing compared to electric cars, and many Americans still use them.
This is the problem – Democrats think EV’s are to gas-powered cars what cell phones were to landlines.
In reality, EV’s are to gas powered cars what Fyre Fest was to music festivals. Sounded cool, had potential, but was built on false promises and artificial market forces. https://t.co/EVONdjLVpa
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) April 2, 2024
Having a landline costs a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of what an electric vehicle costs on average.
Otherwise, great analogy from the smartest guy in the administration. https://t.co/thp4UVjTOy
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) April 2, 2024
Ok but you actually had reasons why cellphones were better than landlines. What’s your argument in favor of EVs other than “they’re newer”? https://t.co/9ltdQtZt91
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) April 2, 2024
Pete Buttigieg mocks Americans who don’t want electric cars. There aren’t enough Charging Stations what has Pothole Pete been doing for 3 Years? https://t.co/zho3auMBg9
— David Musiker (@DavidMusiker) April 3, 2024
Does Pete think the federal government banned land lines???
I know he doesn’t go into the office much, but isn’t there a phone on his desk? pic.twitter.com/a8G69bOfHp
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) April 3, 2024
Remember when the government put artificial restrictions in place to coerce consumers away from landline phones while compelling us to buy cellular ones?
— JD Breen (@realjdbreen) April 2, 2024
Don’t landlines still exist? And, don’t they work?
— readingmylifeaway (@AliceCaterpill1) April 2, 2024
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