The relief to hear an intelligent, articulate Cabinet member, after the last 4 years! Can anyone even remember anything significant Elaine Chao, the last Transport Sec, did or said? Never mind the yawning chasm between Jen Psaki and ALL of Tr**'s Press Secs!

I've been retired from a 33 year career with the US DOT for 7 years, but I think I'll volunteer to go back to work as long as he's in charge!! (Although, the leadership of Obama's first Secretary of DOT, Ray LaHood, is a high bar to match. He rocked and he was a Republican!)

I love that he said "position of responsibility" instead of position of power.

Trans high schooler here, thank you mr. Secretary!

I love this guy! So well-spoken, articulate and savvy.

Holy shit! A secretary that can actually bring excitement to improving the nation!

I love how giddy Sec. Pete got at the mere mentioning of trains. His face automatically brightened.

I came out as bi when I was 16 to my friends they still loved me when I came out to my mom I was 19 her words were 'so what?' Best thing to hear from mummy ❤

We have somewhat ignored and disregarded some of our best and brightest. Pete is a very bright person.

My son just came out in May. I hope some day he meets a nice smart guy like Pete. 💓

As long as those rails don’t go through indigenous land and are eco friendly I’m down.

No matter which side you're on, you gotta admit, Pete Buttigieg is a smart guy.

He's so darn cute. I enjoy listening to him. Both for what he says and for his genuineness of it.

This was really important to listen to, especially after the painful reality we are living in Miami.

Damn he would have been a great president and hopefully one day he will be

What a welcome relief to have someone in government who can speak in complete sentences. And who does this with eloquence and intelligence.

I like this guy. I hope he runs again and wins.

Hey, Pete. I love you, for your mind, of course. You got my vote, and would again.

My opinion of Pete skyrocketed during the primaries and I'm thrilled that he's Transportation Secretary.

The Hudson River tunnel may not be broken yet but it is wise to invest in upgrades or a parallel tunnel system now. As we have seen with the building in Miami maintenance is essential.

I hope for a day when "openly gay member of cabinet", "black president", etc. isn't something to celebrate. When it's just completely mundane, normal, even boring. When no one gives a fuck what you do in your bedroom as long as it's with consenting adults, or what your gender orientation is, or the color of your skin, or whatever. Try to be a decent human being. Help others if you can. Try to spread happiness and smiles. That's all that matters.

I absolutely Love Love Love Secretary Pete Buttigieg💗

I STILL have a major crush on him!

Hope to continue to see Pete in Washington and more people like him! The east coast is and has been falling apart for decades! And our transit & airports are an embarrassment for the taxes we pay, we should have one of the best not worst!

He wants to just be called Pete then okay Pete is a genuine man and he would be great at being president Pete someday as soon as possible. America needs more people like Pete. He could definitely make a positive impact for America in the world as he is already proven to do so and is continuing to do so. Very humble man.

I live in South Bend Indiana. We all knew if a democrat won he was going to be some kind of secretary. I have the utmost respect for Pete!!

I can think of maybe 2 or 3 other people in this country I would trust with $1 trillion as much as I do Mayor Pete. I have no doubts that he will make sure that money is spent in the best way possible!

my respect for roads and bridges 📈📈

So appreciate Secretary “Mayor” Pete’s easy sense of humor.

Hearing Slayer Pete talk about upgrading our passenger train system just makes my heart sing ❤️

Pete just knows what he's talking about, period. I may not agree wit him 100% of the time, but to deny his intelligence is to deny reality lol.

What I love about sec. Buttigieg is that he just objectively makes sense. Ofcourse he's affiliated to the dem party but often the way he speaks makes me feel like he could really unite both sides

I love Pete so much. I almost never watch interviews, just stick to watching monologues, but whenever Pete's interviewed I always stick around to watch him. He's amazing.

Mayor Pete reminds me that there are decent, intelligent and honourable politicians.

We love you Mayor Pete!!!! Please please make another run for the White House in the future

I hope there's more on another clip. I'd like to see the entire interview with Secretary Pete.

I hope I survive this heat wave so, one day, I can see this man sit at the Resolute Desk.

A bright young star. There should be more of us. Go Petey B!

"Mayor Pete" is a Veteran, Rhodes Scholar & has Kennedy like charisma. He could be President one day, if some Americans would get over their homophobia.

I can’t get over how transformative it is for transportation in this country to have someone like Sec. Buttigieg making regular appearances on late night shows.

Pete is a class act!

I think this guy can still become or at least run for president in the future. I hope he will.

He's so smart and articulate. It's a damn shame he didn't become president

Pete is a breath of fresh air as a politician. May he never be corrupted. #TransLivesMatter "HappyPride

I seriously like Pete. He can talk his game, and talk "others", and still not double speak.

It actually blows my mind that so many Americans don't want to improve THEIR OWN infrastructure because "taxes"

I supported Pete in the Democratic primaries because - like Elizabeth Warren - he had plans to back up his ideals. I'm glad to see he's still a man of action and persuasion.

in west virginia we used our tax money to paint a bridge in charleston blue and gold for our college football team. ugh

Let's put this in perspective. It's not 1.2 trillion per year, it's 1.2 trillion over 10 years. That's 120 billion per year. If you spent 75% on material goods and supplies and 25% on labor (which is a generous breakdown of how it will get spent) it will mean 400,000 permanent jobs. That seems like a lot, but it's less than were lost during Covid. Also, when you break it down locally - assuming every state gets an equal share (which they won't), it's only 123 good jobs per county. That's nothing. But when you hear people like AOC who said the infrastructure proposal should be 10 times that, everyone scoffed. You can't short change reconstructing an ENTIRE NATION AND IT'S ENERGY GRID. And let's also put into perspective, they will not pass a 1.2 trillion dollar plan, they will pass an 800 billion dollar plan, meaning even less will get done. Probably 85% will go to carve outs for lobbyist's companies and CEO bonuses and the rest will go toward shoddy lowest bidder contracts rather than actual unionized employees. So at best, expect 40-50 jobs per county. Also, because it is stretched out over 10 years, it gives plenty of time for the republicans to run on the jobs that got created, even though they voted against them, and then over the next few years dismantle the program so that we don't actually spend that money on infrastructure, we spend it on corporate tax rebates for their billionaire campaign donors. And let's also put into perspective, we are nickel and diming 0.8 trillion over ten years, but our military will be spending 7.8 trillion over the next 10 years without batting an eye, and will likely see annual budget increases over that time. Who are we at war with? We are spending 50% more than we spent at the HEIGHT of the Iraq war. What for? We've got bridges falling down right down the street from the capital and they STILL won't divert that money to infrastructure. I can understand having a strong military, but at some point if we don't maintain our country what is there to defend? Why are my "freedoms" always hanging out in oil rich nations and needing troops to defend them there? We should cut the military budget in half AT LEAST, and redirect that money into renewable energy, infrastructure, child care, health care, and education - all of which are jobs that are permanent and cannot be outsources to other countries.

This is one of Biden's smartest picks. He elevated him from "just a mayor" to having "Sec. Of Transportation" on his resume. Huge boost to his political career

Funny, charismatic,empathetic and so so smart ! Love Pete 👌

Secretary Pete went from being a Rhodes scholar to a roads scholar!

President Pete, I can see it coming. Seems extremely decent.

For the record, Pete was who I was hoping to be president

Amazing command of transportation issues, facts and figures. The perfect man for the job. Bravo, Pete !!!

Very well said Mayor… Secretary Pete Buttigieg. I cannot wait!!!!!

very nice & fitting intro music band! Wishing the Secretary good luck with this massive of a rebuilding project - definitely needed!

I love Pete, he’s a good man and our one day future President!

Love Pete. Smartest politician out there by far.

US just started to imagine better infrastructures while China has been on it for decades, because US has been busy engaging in degenerative politics and retrograding ideologies

It's nice to see someone who is actually interested in doing the work and isn't just robotically reading off his political talking points.

Just love Pete. US infrastructure is such a no-win game tho. Good luck man. Rly good luck to us all.

Absolutely love him!!!

And he PAYS ATTENTION AND APPRECIATES THE AUDIENCE, some of their guests just ignore them! Here and in other shows!

I can remember a time when Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy were making inexcusably homophobic jokes. Now, they had to apologize for them and have become far more accepting. That's a lot of progress when being gay is widely accepted to not be a punchline.

It's always such a pleasure to hear Secretary Pete speak. The man is the greatest communicator of the Biden-Harris Administration. And he is just so bright and funny and charming. Love his deadpan humour. Can't wait to see where he goes next. Such an amazing role model!

I still think that Mayor Pete could be the first openly gay President.

Stephen, you have the greatest band

Love Pete! What a classy and intelligent person lll❤️

If government positions were meritocracies based on things like intelligence, creativity and skillset, Pete would be in the White House, and Trump would be a snow-cone vendor in a circus

What an incredible man. So intelligent and thoughtful. He gives me hope for humanity.

A powerful combination of kindness and intelligence...I love this guy!

I hope he runs for president again.

Oh the tunnel talk 😂😂😂

If I ever have a kid who turns out to be like Pete Buttigieg I'll be the proudest father in the world...........then again, as long as he doesn't turn out too much like me it should be fine :p.

Yeah, right. We were supposed to have high speed rail going from Chicago to Milwaukee 20 years ago!

I admire him so much. He’s my political hero.

Peter is the opposite of the trump state of mind. And a great man

Ah, it's nice to see a well-liked minister for transportation. I envy you ;P - Greetings from Germany

Love you mayor pete. You're so articulate and intelligent. Bless you and all your loved ones!!

A good man!

He always makes everything sound much fun and doable

I live 20 mins from Mayor Pete’s town. He couldn’t even fix the roads or highways! 😂😂😂😂🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸

I positively love and respect Secretary buttigieg, what a wise and comprehensive speaker!

If only America had added a 40 ft space to the side of every interstate when they were built you could have had the world's best high speed rail network. Japan started in 1964!

I really hope he becomes the nominee in 2024 if President Biden decides to served only 1 term #WinTheEra🇺🇸

He is so eloquent. So much so, he made repairing-bridge sounds interesting.

Thank you for hosting Secretary Pete Buttigieg! As you know, he is astonishingly brilliant, compassionate, hard-working, creative, and visionary. I look forward to seeing how his future in public service develops.

Too bad 1.2 isn't even a quarter of what we need to really get the infrastructure in this country back to leading the world and not rated d in engineering tests in most categories, literally crumbling bridges dams, some of which have failed, and many more will start too more frequently. Our electric grid is a patchwork of old analog systems fitted with digital systems, old lines, old technology which uses more power than it saves. These structures were designed for forty to fifty years before needing to be replaced or seriously retrofitted, at maximum 70 years, we are at that point, our infrastructure in this country is largely from the WW2 era. There is nothing this country needs more when it comes to safety, innovation, jobs, and becoming once again the leader of the world when it comes to transportation, energy, data, infrastructure.

Well said Pete!

I learn something new everything I hear sec Buttigieg talk. Very well spoken guy and I hope his message gets through to close minded people. Keep up the great work in Washington Pete! ✊🏽

Go Sec of Transportation!

It was a shock for me to find out a while ago that you can't travel around the USA by train. I am so used to having a train station within a couple of miles and to be able to reach any city in Germany from there. Train infrastructure is for me just as important as good roads and to be honest, I don't have a car for 5 years and there wasn't a single time when I missed having a car. I moved into a different apartment during that time and rented a transporter, because even then a small car wouldn't have made sense and I would have had to rent a transporter anyway. A car free society is possible and I am happy that it works in big parts of the country. And many trains are powered by renewable energy, which is another step into the right direction. (You need a working power grid for that though, which I heard is also a problem in the USA.) No, this system is not perfect and we have a long way to do till every small town is connected to a seamless infrastructure, but I lived in towns not bigger than 100 citizens. The bus ride to the next train station still wasn't longer than 45 minutes. Now I live in a big city and I have subway and train connections 24/7. If I wanted to go from here all the way across the country I could get on a train and do that today.

4:35 I love the way he's halfway through saying “money shot” and stops himself with a smirk. If you don't get it google it. But not on a work computer.

Pete gives me hope 🥰👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

But there were so many "infrastructure weeks" under the previous administration. Surely, our roads, bridges, dams, pipes, communications networks, and energy grid has already been restored to pristine condition.

Refreshing to see an intelligent, competent guy who knows what he is doing. He sounds like he is genuinely excited to improve the infrastructure of his country, rather than using the project to boost his own ego.

Buttigieg is so intelligent and capable. He'll be president some day.

Secretary Mayor Pete! He is so adorable and smart!

I advise anyone to talk with public works directors about infrastructure, roads,sewers, water, maintenance. The one's I've spoken with have told me that we need to desperately replace and repair lots of under ground pipes. And roads are obviously bad! Real bad! But hey living in a 3rd world country can be fun!