Musk's DOGE team reportedly tried to fire air traffic controllers amid multiple plane crashes but was stopped by the tra

[Eugene]

Source: Fortune

Musk’s DOGE team reportedly tried to fire air traffic controllers amid multiple plane crashes but was stopped by the transportation secretary

Stuart Dyos
Sat, March 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM EST3 min read

Elon Musk and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reportedly had a testy exchange in a White House meeting Thursday about the conditions of the Federal Aviation Administration’s equipment and its air traffic controllers, according to the New York Times.

Duffy said the DOGE team was trying to lay off air traffic controllers, and asked what he was supposed to do while dealing with multiple recent plane crashes.

In January, 67 people died after an American Airlines flight collided in midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. In February, an air ambulance crashed in Philadelphia shortly after takeoff, killing seven, and two small planes collided in midair over southern Arizona, killing two.

Musk called Duffy’s comments about layoffs a “lie,” sources told the Times. Duffy maintained his stance, saying he heard from the DOGE team directly.

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[Eugene]

1. Musk Really Was Trying to Fire Air Traffic Controllers, Transportation Secretary Reveals

Musk Really Was Trying to Fire Air Traffic Controllers, Transportation Secretary Reveals (Daily Beast)

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused Elon Musk’s DOGE team of trying to fire air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a report.

Duffy made the claim at a tense Cabinet meeting on Thursday that saw tensions flare between Musk and several members of Donald Trump’s administration, The New York Times reported.

After Musk confronted Duffy over how the FAA was being run, Duffy fired back that baby-faced staffers at DOGE had tried to fire air traffic controllers, but he had intervened.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-doge-team-reportedly-tried-185321436.html

[Irish_Dem]

2. Musk doesn't care how many people he kills.

[intheflow]

3. The passenger plane didn't collide with the military helicopter.

The helicopter collided with the plane. They were above their cleared altitude. I mean, the planes collided but one flight was clearly in the wrong. I know, this is nit picky, but it’s always written this way and it bugs me.

[dalton99a]

4. The Nazi parasite wants to kill Americans

[Paladin]

5. Yet another plane crash in Pennsylvania, today. (nt)