Trump spoke publicly for the first time on November 15 about the widespread grounding of flights across the U.S. on November 13, criticizing the Biden administration in a post on Truth Social. He said, “The Biden administration is an FAA disaster. Everything they touch gets worse, and huge sums of money are being spent unwisely, leaving an outdated, crumbling system worse than it was to begin with” (quote translated). He also urged Congress to approve funding as soon as possible to upgrade America’s aging air traffic control system, saying, “Our FAA is doing a great job and is ready to go.” U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy previously said the grounding was caused by a contractor’s operational error or a faulty router. Departing flights nationwide were grounded for more than four hours, the first such incident since January 2023. (The Jerusalem Post, Arab News, November 15)

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