{"id":64968,"date":"2025-01-31T14:06:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64968"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:06:13","slug":"trumps-press-secretary-stumped-when-asked-if-its-safe-to-fly-by-peter-doocy-of-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=64968","title":{"rendered":"Trump’s Press Secretary Stumped When Asked If It’s Safe to Fly – By Peter Doocy of Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Within hours of the news that an American Airlines jet had collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter and crashed, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, Donald Trump had already drawn his conclusions<\/a><\/strong> as to the cause. He surmised that the cause of the tragedy was hiring practices that promoted diversity, equity, and Inclusion (DEI). He followed that up by blaming Presidents Obama and Biden.<\/p>\n

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Never mind that Trump had no evidence whatsoever that his racist conclusions had any merit, or even a remote relationship with reality. He neglected expressions of concern or condolences in order to advance his agenda of noxious bigotry, and to exploit the tragedy to attack his political foes. And of course, that narrative was faithfully supported by his obedient politburo chief, Karoline Leavitt, who has been busy clearing press credentials for devoted MAGA cultists.<\/p>\n

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On Friday morning, the White House press briefing took a bizarre turn when Peter Doocy of Fox News rose to ask Leavitt a question about the safety of air travel in America. He made an uncharacteristically insightful point about the consequences of Trump’s drumbeating of disparagement toward employees in the aviation sector that he regards as being too dark skinned, feminine, or otherwise representative of the diversity of the nation.<\/p>\n

Doocy:<\/strong> If president Trump is telling us that air traffic control towers are staffed with unqualified controllers, DEI hires who never should have been brought on, then it’s not safe to fly commercially, is it?
\nLeavitt:<\/strong> The president was asked and answered this yesterday, and he believes that it is still indeed safe and Americans should feel safe traveling our skies. With that said, two things can be true at the same time. And we certainly have seen the deterioration of federal hiring standards at the Federal Aviation Administration. And the president wants to increase those standards.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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PETER DOOCY: Given DEI hires, it's not safe to fly commercially, is it?LEAVITT: The president believes it is still indeed safe. With that said … <\/p>\n

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)<\/a> 2025-01-31T18:17:09.467Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n