CNN: Joe Biden picks Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, elevating the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to a top post in the federal government.
Buttigieg was considered for many roles in the Biden administration, with the President-elect deciding to nominate his former Democratic opponent for Transportation Secretary.
