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    Video Doesn’t Show Buttigieg Staging Bike Ride

    by Angelo Fichera Apr 08, 2021 3 minutes

    Quick Take

    A video showing Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg departing the White House on a bike was misrepresented by conservative commentators online, with some claiming he “staged” the ride. There’s no evidence for that claim, and the Department of Transportation said he traveled from the department to the White House — a three-mile trip — and back on bike.

    Full Story

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s official cabinet Twitter account recently highlighted a video of him mounting a bike in a business suit. Retweeting the video posted by a CNN producer, Buttigieg wrote: “

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