# Trump Stays Mum on Flight Crisis

> President Trump avoids comments on nationwide flight grounding while promoting Hollywood bill.
- Title: Trump Stays Mum on Flight Crisis · TheWrap | Shortify
- Summary: President Trump avoids comments on nationwide flight grounding while promoting Hollywood bill.
- Keywords: trump, faa, flight grounding, bipartisan bill, hollywood production bill, ground stop, TheWrap
- Source: TheWrap — https://thewrap.com/media-platforms/politics/trump-bipartisan-hollywood-production-bill-stays-mum-on-grounded-flights
- Author: Tess Patton
- Published: 2026-11-13T23:52:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, faa, flight grounding, bipartisan bill, hollywood production bill, ground stop, entertainment, culture, business
## 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.
## Key takeaway

President Trump has not addressed the FAA flight grounding crisis but highlighted a bipartisan Hollywood production bill.