Transportation Secretary Says Hegseth Offered Him Air Traffic Controllers To Help Delays, But There’s 1 Obvious Problem

Transportation Secretary Says Hegseth Offered Him Air Traffic Controllers To Help Delays, But There’s 1 Obvious Problem


Duffy went on to take a shot at the Left wing, telling Tapper he’s making the best of “a mess that Democrats have put in my lap” and is working to “keep the American people safe and keep airplanes flying.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered him air traffic controllers that could step in to help amid the shortages, but he declined the offer because they are not certified to direct air traffic “in the airspaces that we need them.” Getty Images Elsewhere in the interview, Tapper asked Duffy if he had any “numerical idea of how many Americans will not be able to be with their families” for Thanksgiving due to the increasing shortages, to which, Duffy said he anticipates the number being “substantial.”

Author: Jazmin Tolliver


Published at: 2025-11-09 23:09:48

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