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a bit long of a redact , but the length the 'press secretary' 
is going to not answer a question on camera
(and isnt that what press secretaries do?) is extraordinary...then she gets frustrated..lol
www.foxnews.com
In the video, Hernandez first approached the cabinet secretary and former South Bend, Indiana, mayor as he was speaking with locals. She asked, "Mayor Pete, why did it take you an entire two-and-a-half weeks to actually get here to respond to East Palestine? Will you apologize to the residents of this city for the slow response?"
Buttigieg completely ignored Hernandez and walked into a nearby building as his press secretary called out to the reporter, saying, "I’m his press person, I can help you."
Though as soon as Hernandez’s camera moved to film Arndt, the spokesperson declared,
"I don’t want to be on camera please," and held her hand up to block the image.
While still filming, Hernandez proceeded to ask why it took Buttigieg "almost three weeks to get here," to which the press person replied, "I’m sorry, I don’t wanna do this on camera."
A fellow journalist asked Arndt another question about Buttigieg’s "personal time" that he claimed he was taking just before the trip, though the press secretary still refused to answer on video. She said, "I’m happy to talk to you guys off camera.
Hernandez shot back, "Well if you’re the press secretary of the secretary of the Department of Transportation, don’t you think you should be able ask [sic] questions of the American public that you serve?"
More forcefully, the spokesperson said, "Absolutely, I would like to do it without the camera on." She added that the cameras
are "a little bit aggressive. That’s why." Hernandez then asked why that’s aggressive, after which Arndt went silent, looking visibly frustrated.
A man standing nearby broke up the exchange while responding to a local police officer asking what the commotion was. He claimed the spokesperson asked the journalists "several times" to "turn the cameras off and they will not do it." The officer then invited the spokesperson to step away, which she did after stonewalling on one more question.
is going to not answer a question on camera(and isnt that what press secretaries do?) is extraordinary...then she gets frustrated..lol
Buttigieg dodges questions while his press secretary refuses to be on camera in East Palestine
The press secretary for U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to answer reporters' questions in East Palestine, Ohio while on camera.
www.foxnews.com
Buttigieg completely ignored Hernandez and walked into a nearby building as his press secretary called out to the reporter, saying, "I’m his press person, I can help you."
Though as soon as Hernandez’s camera moved to film Arndt, the spokesperson declared,
"I don’t want to be on camera please," and held her hand up to block the image.
While still filming, Hernandez proceeded to ask why it took Buttigieg "almost three weeks to get here," to which the press person replied, "I’m sorry, I don’t wanna do this on camera."
A fellow journalist asked Arndt another question about Buttigieg’s "personal time" that he claimed he was taking just before the trip, though the press secretary still refused to answer on video. She said, "I’m happy to talk to you guys off camera.
Hernandez shot back, "Well if you’re the press secretary of the secretary of the Department of Transportation, don’t you think you should be able ask [sic] questions of the American public that you serve?"
More forcefully, the spokesperson said, "Absolutely, I would like to do it without the camera on." She added that the cameras
are "a little bit aggressive. That’s why." Hernandez then asked why that’s aggressive, after which Arndt went silent, looking visibly frustrated.
A man standing nearby broke up the exchange while responding to a local police officer asking what the commotion was. He claimed the spokesperson asked the journalists "several times" to "turn the cameras off and they will not do it." The officer then invited the spokesperson to step away, which she did after stonewalling on one more question.
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