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Shutdown, Travelers and Flight Cuts
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President Donald Trump offered threats and incentives to U.S. air traffic controllers Monday as flight cancellations continued to mount amid the government shutdown. “Air Traffic Controllers must get back to work,
Saturday Night Live' opened with President Trump talking about blocking food stamps and canceling flights amid the ongoing government shutdown.
MAGA’s Transport Secretary has offered a frank and dire assessment of Thanksgiving travel carnage ahead of the government shutdown entering its sixth week. “It’s only going to get worse,” Sean Duffy told CNN Sunday after the Federal Aviation Administration Friday ordered airlines to cut hundreds of flights at 40 of the busiest airports across the country.
Donald Trump gloated about the Air Force One pilots who flew him from Palm Beach back to D.C. as travelers across the U.S. were stranded by thousands of flight cancellations. The president was in high spirits after Air Force One performed a flyover of Northwest Stadium in Maryland Sunday afternoon as he arrived from Florida to attend a Washington Commanders game.
Trump admin to cut 10% of flights at 40 airports, citing strain on unpaid air traffic controllers amid shutdown.
There may soon be an end to the government shutdown that has been causing massive flight delays for weeks, but the travel nightmare caused by the political chaos in Washington showed no signs of abating Monday.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed the president after the president insulted and threatened air traffic controllers for not working harder during the shutdown, even though they’re not getting paid.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy’s flight reductions at 40 major airports, necessitated by the ongoing government shutdown, to commence on Friday