news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House

US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (C) Deputy Commandant for Operations for the United States Coast Guard, Vice Admiral Peter Gautier (L) and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (R) participate in a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Participants discussed the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge, which left six presumed dead after a cargo ship struck the bridge and destroyed it early on the 26th of March. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI