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Another Pete Buttigieg Failure? Merchant Marine Manpower Deficit Sidelines 17 Support Ships...
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenFormer President Trump warned on Sunday, "There will be no future under Comrade Kamala Harris, because she will take us into a Nuclear World War III!"
Far-left activists within the Biden-Harris administration have spent what appears to be more time prioritizing their woke religion than effectively managing the nation as the war in Eastern Europe broadens, regional conflict fears elevated in the Middle East, and South China Sea threats rise. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the prime example of a woke activist within the admin, pushing "racial equity in roads" and diversity hiring in the FAA's hiring practices.
Buttigieg is an ineffective manager, and it's no surprise why. He's more focused on pushing far-left activism and spreading woke ideology through the federal government than on doing his job. His mishandling of the Ohio train derailment, the failed nationwide EV charger rollout, and a string of mid-air mishaps in commercial aviation are just a few examples of his incompetence.
The list of failures is quickly growing with Buttigieg, and this time, it's more serious than ever, as maritime news website USNI News reported:
"Military Sealift Command has drafted a plan to remove the crews from 17 Navy support ships due to a lack of qualified mariners to operate the vessels across the Navy."
The support ships are part of the Merchant Marines fleet, overseen by the Maritime Administration, an agency of the Department of Transportation, which makes this Buttigieg's responsibility at the end of the day.
Fox News Digital spoke with Rear Admiral (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, stated that the Merchant Marines don't have enough manpower to keep the 17 support ships operational. These include replenishment vessels, tankers, and other crucial ships needed to deliver military personnel and weapons worldwide.
This is starting to go viral ????
— John ? Konrad V (@johnkonrad) August 25, 2024
Fox & NYP correctly reported it's a US Merchant Mariner, not Navy, shortage ????
They didn't call us civilians ????
BUT nobody here asking who is in charge of the US Merchant Marine?
Who is responsible for this disaster?
Answer: @SecretaryPete ???? https://t.co/wa6pdhzYio