Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and 2020 presidential candidate, was recently tapped by President Biden for the job of Secretary of Transportation.
According to NPR, Buttigieg received a “downright warm” reception at his confirmation hearing Thursday. And during this “warm reception,“ Senator Roger Wicker, who chaired the hearing, invited Buttigieg to the Gulf Coast - an offer which Buttigieg happily accepted.