Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shared his fear of the "dangerous" subway in New York City — and blamed "stupid liberals" for its condition.
During a Tuesday appearance on Fox News, host Emily Compagno noted that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) had mocked the transportation secretary.
"Subway crime is down, ridership's up, congestion pricing is working, and we look forward to the Secretary wrapping his head around the facts," the MTA said in a statement.
"I'm laughing, but it's not funny," Duffy replied. "So if you include the pickpocketers in those stats, yes, pickpocketers might have gone down. But assaults have gone up, to your point, Emily, by 66% since 2019. It's dangerous to ride the subway in New York."
He called MTA policies "a war on middle Americans."
"By the way, when they talk about congestion pricing, when they say it's working, it's working because they're raising money," he continued. "That's because they're taking roads for buses and for cars, and they're making them bike lanes. So when you take away lanes, you get more congestion. And then they complain about congestion."
"It's just stupid liberals with stupid policies that impact the lives of New Yorkers," he added.
