i just don t understand, does he have a team? can anybody teach him sensitivity? i don t know. i just don t think it s connecting for him. kennedy: it s all about his political ambitions. the people who should be served by his administration be damned. nothing is too important to keep him from his vacation time. meanwhile, these union members are fighting like hell to get a few sick days. and he s sipping cocktails in portugal, i ll be back in a week maybe! what a wonderful life. coming up, it seems many stars are more concerned with status than practicing what they preach. speaking of mayor pete, has celebrities who lecture us on the climate reportedly are snapping up bigger and better private jets. that s coming up next.
americans were bracing for a potential railroad strike that could have derailed the supply chain and left passengers stranded. meanwhile, crippling the economy, to make things worse. but a judge posted a misleading video at the time from an airport that suggested he was in the country. he was not. portugal is lovely in september. a spokesperson for the department not responding to the controversy saying that mayor pete was traveling on personal time but remained engaged on urgent issues. he said the trip had been long planned in advance. you can t cancel that. or can you, jackie? jackie: i think you can. it never ceases to amaze me the hypocrisy that goes on in this administration. they never miss an opportunity to take a trip using nancy pelosi in italy, pete buttigieg on this trip here. when we are at different crisis points. this rail strike was a huge issue for our economy. you can say whatever you want to say about the trump administration, but they worked.
secretary of transportation. people are here protesting and you are going on vacation. i thought it was one of those, like onion news. [laughter] this couldn t be happening. but then i learned it s true. kennedy: we learn new stuff about secretary pete every single day. emily: truth is stranger than fiction when it comes to visit administration. so let me get this straight, this person whose salary we pay, who oversees people who got him elected in this position, chose that time, took paid leave while others sick leave was being negotiated, then walked around portugal and lied about it. the optics of this are so poor, and this communicates to me that i m not smart enough to keep up with him, i m not worth it to know the truth. and the whole thing about being planned in advance, that the common tactic used in courts. that is something judges respect when you schedule hearings and