Trump blames Biden for nationwide grounding of flights, in first address since crisis

On Sunday, former US President Donald Trump broke his silence on the nationwide aviation crisis, assigning blame to former President Joe Biden's administration for deteriorating the country's air traffic control system. Trump's comments were made in a post on his Truth Social platform, where he said, "The Biden administration was an FAA disaster. Everything they touched turned bad. Big money spent unwisely, making an old and broken system worse than when they began."

Trump stated that the knowledge and plan for flight control systems were available, but Congress needed to provide funding urgently. He affirmed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was prepared to resume operations. After Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that a contractor's error or a faulty router was the cause of the disruption, Trump reiterated his demand for funding.

He stated, "If Congress approves the funding we desperately need, we can build the system quickly and efficiently. It will be the best system in the world."

According to Trump, a significant portion of the American air traffic control system is 50 years old. He expressed frustration, saying, "This is ridiculous! We have already started the work, but it needs to be done all at once, not in dribs and drabs." Trump also accused the Biden administration of setting the system back years, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive, simultaneous overhaul.