US EditionTrump Warns Absent Air Traffic Controllers, Wants $10k for Those Working
Trump criticized air traffic controllers for absences during a 40-day shutdown and proposed $10,000 bonuses for attendance amid widespread flight cancellations, officials said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump doubled down on criticism of air traffic controllers while urging them to return to work in a Truth Social post and a Fox News interview.
- Since Oct. 1, the shutdown has forced about 13,000 air traffic controllers and 50,000 security screeners to work without pay as essential personnel.
- The FAA reduced flights at about 40 major airports and ordered airlines to cancel about 6% of flights, with over 10,000 delays Nov. 9, according to Flightaware data from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10.
- Trump signaled pay penalties and rewards by saying he would recommend $10,000 bonuses, while the Senate passed a bill Monday and the administration filed a Supreme Court brief.
- Politically, President Donald Trump dismisses voter anxiety despite an NBC News poll showing many say he hasn't curbed inflation or improved the economy, while Nick Daniels, head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, blasts Congress for the 'un-American' pay freeze.
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Trump slammed as 'un-American' for furious threat to punish unpaid workers
The head of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association has hit out at Donald Trump for asking staff to work unpaid. In a post to Truth Social yesterday, Trump warned those who did not return to work following the end of the government shutdown would be punished. The president warned those who ...
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DailyTruthReportBreaking: Trump to Give $10k Bonuses to Air Traffic Controllers Who Did the Right Thing, Never Called Out Sick During Shutdown
Here’s a novelty: the federal government being used to reward employees who did the right thing in a time of need. That is, at least, the plan. Both on Truth […] The post Breaking: Trump to Give $10k Bonuses to Air Traffic Controllers Who Did the Right Thing, Never Called Out Sick During Shutdown appeared first on The Western Journal.
Washington, Nov 10 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump said this Monday in Fox News that he was “not happy” to see the personnel problems among air traffic controllers over the last few days, which is causing thousands of cancellations on local flights. “I wasn’t happy to see all these people (...) Look, life isn’t easy for anyone. Our country has never been better,” said the president in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham. Trump als…
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