CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Slams Donald Trump’s FAA Ground Stop Response
What To Know
- Kaitlan Collins criticized President Donald Trump for initially remaining silent about the nationwide FAA ground stop.
- The ground stop lasted more than four hours, disrupting tens of thousands of flights and leaving travelers stranded.
- Trump later blamed the Biden administration for FAA problems and urged Congress to fund flight control system improvements.
CNN‘s Kaitlan Collins called out President Donald Trump for his response — or lack thereof — to the nationwide FAA ground stop.
On Saturday, November 14, the Source with Kaitlan Collins host took to Instagram with a direct message to the POTUS after all planes were grounded for more than four hours on Friday, causing tens of thousands of flights to be canceled or delayed.
“President Trump has yet to publicly comment or post on the airspace meltdown following the FAA ground stop,” Collins captioned the post.
In the video, she pointed out, “I have noticed that President Trump has been uncharacteristically silent since that rare nationwide ground stop yesterday that left thousands of Americans stranded at airports across the country.”
Collins continued, “The president has been posting on Truth Social. He commented on Gavin Newsom, the riverboat crash in New Orleans, and also what he described as a bipartisan effort to revive the entertainment industry. But he’s yet to say a single word about this nationwide ground stop and what led the FAA to put all of these planes on the ground while they fixed an issue amid repairs to the nation’s aviation system.”
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On Sunday, November 15, Trump posted a Truth Social update finally addressing the FAA ground stop.
“The Biden Administration was an FAA disaster,” the POTUS, 80, wrote alongside a related article from justthenews.com. “Everything they touched turned bad. Big money spent unwisely, making an old and broken system worse than when they began.”
Trump added, “We have the knowledge and plan for the Flight Control Systems, we need Congress to give the money, FAST! Our FAA is doing a great job, and is ready to go. President DJT.”
Meanwhile, Collins made a blunt declaration about the FAA issues on Friday by calling the ordeal a “total dumpster fire” during her CNN program.
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