Mayor Pete becomes Secretary Pete, with a fan club and unusual celebrity status

On Twitter, hordes of #TeamPete followers — who sport bumble bee emojis as a nod to a cordial campaign-trail encounter between Buttigieg and a bee — hang on every word written about him. They relentlessly retweet each other and have been studying up on transportation issues, the better to follow the ins and outs of his career turn at DOT.

“From #TeamPete — excited to be learning about the tugboat, towboat and barge industry today! #SecretaryMayorPete” wrote one fan. Some industry groups have even begun to seize on that dynamic, using #TeamPete hashtags to get more eyes on their issues.

And it seems to be working, as Buttigieg’s Twitter army has begun to engage — such as one tweet from […].

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