'So much for unity': GOP senators voting against Pete Buttigieg get slammed on Twitter
Pete Buttigieg has just been confirmed as President Joe Biden's Secretary of Transportation in a bipartisan 86-13 vote. Secretary Buttigieg becomes the first openly gay Cabinet Secretary in American history.
His nomination should have been extremely non-controversial, yet 13 members of the U.S. Senate, all Republicans, could not bring themselves to vote for the 39-year old former South Bend, Indiana mayor.
Buttigieg is a Rhodes Scholar and graduate of both Harvard and Oxford. He served his country in Afghanistan, as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves.
Apparently none of his accomplishments mattered to the 13 Senators: Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Roger Marshall, Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville, Richard Shelby, Josh Hawley, Marsha Blackburn, Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, James Lankford, Bill Hagerty, and Bill Cassidy.
They are now being lambasted on social media. Here's a sampling of reactions:
Funny story... All these Republicans who voted Nay to Pete Buttigieg as Sec of Transportation, who also were senato… https://t.co/8M9Q897Mwp— Jeff Labrecque 🌻 (@Jeff Labrecque 🌻) 1612292857
Moments ago, the Senate voted to confirm Pete Buttigieg as Secretary of Transportation in an 86-13 vote. The opposi… https://t.co/I6qZNUiBMM— Chris Luongo (@Chris Luongo) 1612289869
All 13 of the Senators who voted against Pete Buttigieg’s nomination as Secretary of Transportation were Republican… https://t.co/2PN6TLEMYG— Gary Dunavant (@Gary Dunavant) 1612292865
You voted against Pete Buttigieg's confirmation. You sicken and disgust me, and I am heartily sorry that you are my… https://t.co/PYkQYWOZ4V— Julie Mae🇺🇲🌊 (@Julie Mae🇺🇲🌊) 1612293104
How could any of these GOP lunatics not support Buttigieg. Aren't these the same idiots asking for Unity? Did the… https://t.co/8osmOezDnc— Fintech Dion Doing Fintech Things (@Fintech Dion Doing Fintech Things) 1612291616
So much for unity. Here are the Republicans who voted against Pete Buttigieg's nomination. https://t.co/4KCKpwFwCI— Mike Williams ☮️ (@Mike Williams ☮️) 1612293537
We will remember these names! GOP voting against Buttigieg confirmation: Hawley Blackburn Rubio Tim Scott Rick Sco… https://t.co/I9aSszZKZ4— Beth Stevens (@Beth Stevens) 1612291924
@GeoffRBennett @contrarymary197 They are all nothing but a bunch of homophobic bigots! I hope to live to see the da… https://t.co/rNyzrh9LlJ— Sky Surfer (@Sky Surfer) 1612294227
Of course, @TTuberville votes against Sec. Buttigieg in another embarrassing display of partisan rancor. Pete got o… https://t.co/OucnYp0JwX— Jason Fisher (@Jason Fisher) 1612291182
Well of course the three “no” votes on Buttigieg’s nomination Wednesday were cast by Republican Sens. Marsha Blackb… https://t.co/aGiicQswqn— Jay Michael Brook (@Jay Michael Brook) 1611955366
