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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said there is no need for an investigation into the ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, instead highlighting the need for “investment.”

“We don’t really need any investigation … we need further investment,” Johnson said during an interview with Fox News’s Saturday in America. “I mean, some of this equipment dates back to the eighties so it’s gotta be updated and that’s our responsibility. We’re gonna work to get it done.”

The FAA issued the nationwide ground stop around 4 p.m. EST on Friday. The rare protocol was in place for over four hours. The agency’s last widespread stoppage, which lasted approximately 90 minutes, was in January 2023.

More than 4,500 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were delayed as of Saturday afternoon with over 5,000 canceled, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Total reported delays on Saturday crossed 15,000.

    • 13igtyme@startrek.website
      13·
      8 hours ago

      Says you with no actual counter. Don’t put it past this administration. When a journalist asks 60+ air traffic controllers and they all say the transportation secretary is lying, you have to do better than, “Na uh, because I said so.”

            • 13igtyme@startrek.website
              11·
              7 hours ago
              1. This is not an official forum for debate.
              2. You wouldn’t know official debate procedure if it was staring you in the face.
              3. Your “counter” argument, if you could even stretch the definition of the term, was “Doesn’t stand up to any scrutiny.” While providing zero actual counter points.

              I’ll give you a hint. 60 air traffic controllers said the transportation secretary is lying. The Trump administration has already teased not swearing in the new members of Congress. January 6th literally showed what the brown coats are capable of.

              Those are all things that stand as evidence of what is POSSIBLE but not necessarily the actual reason. This does even cover ALL the things this administration has done akin to a dictatorship and the possibility of martial law. I also will not be explaining it all in a 10,000 word essay to a random moron on the internet who’s counter argument could be succinctly summarized as “Na uh.”