We diminish the tax dollar that could build roads and bridges because he put all of these constraints around it because he was running for president. In regard to air traffic control, I inherited a system that was dilapidated. And so we have to step in and recognize what they didn't do and fix it. Pete Buttigieg should have seen that and should have started the process before I got there. (09:24–09:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that the air traffic control system was in poor condition when he took over.
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