Deadly airline crash shows how potential DOGE cuts could be disastrous
Details are still emerging about what exactly caused the tragic crash Wednesday night between a commercial jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter that is believed to have killed all 67 people involved.
However, multiple news outlets reported on Thursday that the staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport where the crash took place, was "not normal." According to the reports, one air traffic controller was dealing with helicopter traffic in the vicinity of the airport at the time of the crash—a job that is usually assigned to two controllers.
While it's unclear if that is why the two aircraft collided, understaffing at federal agencies could become the norm in the Trump administration.
Donald Trump and his co-president, Elon Musk, are trying to dramatically shrink the size of the federal workforce through the ridiculous and possibly unlawful Department of Government Efficiency in order to use those cost savings to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
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