Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said on MSNBC that he and Elon Musk spoke on the phone after Musk implied that FEMA was shutting down airways preventing hurricane relief. “He called,” Buttigieg said Sunday on “Inside with Jen Psaki.

Jen Psaki is joined by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for a wide-ranging interview covering the relief response to Hurricane Helene, Trump's efforts to spread anti-immigrant disinformation, and Buttigieg's Twitter exchange with Elon Musk.

Musk labeled the government’s actions as “belligerent government incompetence,” triggering a wave of misinformation on social media. At 2:30 p.m. EDT, Buttigieg responded directly to Musk on X, debunking the claims.