A group called Blueprint Alabama brought former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Birmingham today for a “community conversation” with Mayor Randall Woodfin.

The event is being promoted as an effort to “build bridges” in the state, but critics question why a failed Transportation Secretary under President Joe Biden was chosen and what the discussion is actually meant to accomplish.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.