From TheWrap · Tess Patton · · 40s
Trump Stays Mum on Flight Crisis
President Trump avoids comments on nationwide flight grounding while promoting Hollywood bill.
In brief
President Trump avoids comments on nationwide flight grounding while promoting Hollywood bill. President Trump has not addressed the FAA flight grounding crisis but highlighted a bipartisan Hollywood production bill. Originally reported by TheWrap.
Flight Grounding
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a nationwide ground stop on Friday afternoon due to a telecommunication outage affecting air traffic control.
President's Response
President Trump praised his work on a bipartisan Hollywood production bill but has not made a public statement on the flight crisis.
Historical Context
The last nationwide flight grounding occurred in 2023 for 90 minutes due to an FAA system outage, with the previous instance being September 11, 2001.
What to remember
President Trump has not addressed the FAA flight grounding crisis but highlighted a bipartisan Hollywood production bill.
