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3. Yes, there are other reasons, BUT
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:27 PM
May 2025

Trump's OWN actions since his second occupation, including the gutting of the Aviation Safety Committee, the firing of heads of the TSA, hiring of an incompetent to helm the FAA, and the hiring freezes, demonization, and demoralizing of air traffic controllers via racist, phony ass, DEI scapegoating, certainly didn't IMPROVE things any:

Trump Fires Heads of TSA and Guts Aviation Safety Committee - AP News

Maddow Blog: Newark Airport meltdown adds to alarming trend of air traffic chaos under Trump - MSN

Timeline of Donald Trump's Impact on FAA Prior to D.C. Plane Crash - Newsweek

Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role - AP News

Another DC Plane Collision Puts Trump and Musk’s FAA Cuts in the Spotlight - Truthout The administration has fired key employees and threatened to cancel major contracts, making plane crashes more likely.

Trump’s disaster playbook: Blame Democrats and politicize tragedy - POLITICO

Trump Doubles Down On Attacking DEI After Fatal DC Plane Crash—But FAA’s Diversity Hiring Policies Existed For Years - Forbes


This kind of stuff didn't happen UNDER BIDEN'S WATCH. So...

Maybe Trump should try FIXING sht, for a change, instead of BREAKING everything.


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