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Trump blames Biden for nationwide grounding of flights, in first address since crisis
Airlines canceled thousands of flights as officials blamed maintenance failures and renewed pressure grew for $50 billion in air traffic control upgrades.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump broke his silence on the nationwide aviation crisis, blaming the Joe Biden administration for worsening the country's aging air traffic control system after a major malfunction grounded flights.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the four-hour ground stop resulted from maintenance work on an old copper wire that caused "issues" with communication and radar feeds.
- Duffy appealed for $50 billion to modernize the air traffic control system, though Congress approved only $12.5 billion for the project last year.
- Illinois state governor and prominent Democrat JB Pritzker retorted, "Cut the crap," adding Republicans could have funded the system; New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for Duffy to resign.
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that much of the current system is 50 years old and "RIDICULOUS," urging Congress to approve funds quickly to build the "BEST SYSTEM anywhere in the World.
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Trump, in first comments on air travel halt, blames Biden
·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Trump slams Biden’s management of FAA for mass flight cancellations, delays
President Trump on Sunday blamed the Biden administration's handling of the Federal Aviation Administration for causing Friday's nationwide ground stop to air traffic that saw thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
·Washington, United States
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Thousands of travellers have been affected by the disruptions that have paralyzed air travel in the United States. ...
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