Buttigieg Laughs off Comparison Between Pilots Forced Into Retirement at 65 and Biden’s Mental Ability

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg brushed off questions about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office during a recent interview about the pilot shortage.

Buttigieg appeared on Fox News where host Neil Cavuto asked the transportation secretary his opinions on the age limit of 65 for commercial pilots.

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg says the 65-year-old retirement age for pilots is for “safety reasons.”

He then chuckles when asked about Biden, who is almost 80. pic.twitter.com/KQYatjLJ1C

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Cavuto spoke specifically about the airline worker shortage during the interview, questioning what the transportation chief planned to do about the problem.

“When it comes to pilots I think the retirement age remains 65, should it? Would you be for increasing that to increase the pool of available workers then who could fly these planes that often times they’re begging to find pilots,” Cavuto said.- READ MORE